Purportedly AI-Powered Software Allegedly Used to Replace Montefiore Hospital Utilization-Review Nurses Despite Contractual AI Safeguards
Montefiore Hospital in New York reportedly laid off 12 utilization-review nurses after changing the department's workflow and introducing AI-powered software. The nurses' union alleged that the technology replaced their work and violated contractual protections governing AI. Montefiore disputed that account and described the changes as part of a nonclinical paperwork program.
- Company involved
- Montefiore Medical Center, Montefiore Health System, Hospitals, Healthcare employers
- AI system involved
- Healthcare administrative AI systems, AI-powered utilization-review software
Source: AI Incident Database · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Scammers Reportedly Used AI-Cloned Daughter's Voice to Defraud Bay Area Mother in Fake Kidnapping Call
Deborah Del Mastro of Martinez, California, reportedly wired $5,400 to Mexico after scammers falsely claimed her daughter Sarah had been kidnapped and played what she believed was Sarah's panicked voice. AI had reportedly been used to mimic the daughter's voice during a five-hour call that pressured Del Mastro to send money. After she contacted her daughter and learned she was safe, Martinez police reportedly began investigating.
- Company involved
- Scammers, Fake kidnapping scammers
- AI system involved
- Deepfake technology, Synthetic audio generation technology
Source: AI Incident Database · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Bangladesh-Operated Facebook Pages Reportedly Shared AI-Generated Anti-Data-Center Imagery
U.S.-state-themed Facebook pages reportedly operated from Bangladesh shared purportedly AI-generated imagery opposing data-center development. The pages allegedly used local-sounding names to push hyperlocal grievance content into U.S. communities, making offshore engagement farming appear like grassroots opposition.
- Company involved
- Information manipulation actors, Information manipulation actors in Bangladesh, Operators of AI-generated content farms, Operators of inauthentic social media accounts
- AI system involved
- Image generation technology, Synthetic media generation technology, Social media platforms, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Meta platforms
Source: AI Incident Database · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Meta's AI-Assisted Layoff Process Allegedly Disproportionately Selected Employees on Protected Leave
Meta allegedly used internal AI-assisted evaluation and monitoring systems, including Metamate and employee activity metrics, to help rank and select workers for a May 2026 reduction in force. Twenty-six employees claimed the process disproportionately targeted people who had taken or requested medical, pregnancy, parental, or family leave, resulting in their selection for termination and threatening their livelihoods. Meta denied that AI made the layoff decisions.
- Company involved
- Meta, AI-assisted employment decision system deployers, AI agent system deployers
- AI system involved
- Workplace productivity monitoring systems, Metamate, Meta employee-trained second-brain AI agents, Meta employee monitoring and productivity scoring system, Meta algorithmically assisted performance r
Source: AI Incident Database · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Purported Philip Morris-Backed AI Tool Reportedly Generated Responses Opposing Stricter EU Tobacco Rules
Philip Morris International reportedly promoted a "Your Voice Your Choice" tool that allegedly generated first-person responses for an EU call for evidence on tobacco regulation. Investigators reportedly linked hundreds of submissions to the tool and found that it allegedly largely steered users toward arguments against stricter rules, sometimes by purportedly adding points they had not selected.
- Company involved
- Philip Morris International, Tobacco companies, Information manipulation actors
- AI system involved
- Your Voice Your Choice, AI-assisted public consultation response generators, Large language models
Source: AI Incident Database · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Purportedly AI-Generated Images Allegedly Linked Sami Lushtaku to Banjska Attack Suspect Milan Radoičić
The Facebook page ZËRI Shqiptar reportedly published AI-generated images purporting to show Sami Lushtaku, the mayor of Skenderaj, Kosovo, traveling in a luxury car with Milan Radoičić, a former Serb List official accused in connection with the 2023 Banjska attack on Kosovo police. The reportedly AI-generated images appeared amid a political dispute after Vetëvendosje officials accused Lushtaku of assaulting Hysni Mehani, the party's local leader in Skenderaj.
- Company involved
- ZËRI Shqiptar (Facebook), Information manipulation actors in Kosovo, Information manipulation actors
- AI system involved
- Synthetic media generation technology, Social media platforms, Image generation technology, Facebook, Deepfake technology
Source: AI Incident Database · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Purported AI Name-Reading System Reportedly Skipped and Misannounced Graduates at Arizona's Glendale Community College Commencement
Glendale Community College in Arizona reportedly used an AI-powered name-reading system during its May 2026 commencement ceremony. The system allegedly mishandled the graduate roll call, leaving some students without the expected public announcement of their names as they crossed the stage and prompting frustration from attendees. The college later apologized and reportedly allowed affected graduates to walk again with a human announcer.
- Company involved
- Glendale Community College, Community colleges, Institutions of higher education, Educational communities
- AI system involved
- AI name-reading systems
Source: AI Incident Database · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Hidden Prompt Injection in Brazilian Labor-Court Petition Reportedly Tried to Manipulate Galileu
Galileu, an AI tool used by Brazil's labor courts, reportedly detected hidden instructions embedded in an initial petition before the 3rd Labor Court of Parauapebas. The text allegedly told the AI to contest the petition superficially and not challenge documents. Galileu reportedly alerted the judge and blocked the hidden content from processing; the judge then reviewed the material before imposing any procedural consequences.
- Company involved
- Conselho Superior da Justiça do Trabalho, Tribunal Regional do Trabalho da 8ª Região, 3ª Vara do Trabalho de Parauapebas, Judicial system of Brazil, Brazilian labor courts
- AI system involved
- Galileu, AI-assisted legal document analysis systems
Source: AI Incident Database · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Nonfiction Book 'The Future of Truth' Reportedly Included AI-Generated and Misattributed Quotations
Steven Rosenbaum's nonfiction book The Future of Truth reportedly included AI-generated or misattributed quotations after he used ChatGPT and Claude while working on the book. The New York Times reported that more than half a dozen quotations in reviewed sections were synthetic or wrongly attributed, including passages assigned to named writers and scholars. Rosenbaum later acknowledged the errors as accidental and said affected passages would be reviewed for correction.
- Company involved
- Writers, Steven Rosenbaum, Authors
- AI system involved
- Large language models, Claude, ChatGPT, Chatbots
Source: AI Incident Database · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Waymo Robotaxi Reportedly Remained Immobilized While Vandals Smashed Vehicle with Passenger Inside
On May 9, 2026, two men reportedly stopped and vandalized a Waymo robotaxi carrying passenger Sherman Watson at Pierce and Lombard streets in San Francisco. The autonomous driving system reportedly remained immobilized after one man grabbed the bumper, and remote support declined Watson's request to move the vehicle while the attackers smashed its windows and climbed on it. Watson reported a possible glass cut, sought therapy, and said he feared he would be killed.
- Company involved
- Waymo, Robotaxi operators, Automated driving system deployers
- AI system involved
- Waymo Driver, Remote assistance and fleet management system, Automated driving systems
Source: AI Incident Database · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Claude Console Reportedly Generated Phantom Legal Quotations in Trump Layoffs Court Filing
A Binnall Law Group attorney reportedly used Anthropic's Claude Console to draft a motion to quash a subpoena in litigation over Trump administration layoffs, then filed a version containing "phantom" quotations that did not appear in the cited cases. The attorney apologized to U.S. District Judge Susan Illston, and the firm said it would add safeguards and training after calling the AI-generated errors unacceptable.
- Company involved
- Binnall Law Group, Jason Greaves
- AI system involved
- Claude Console, Large language models
Source: AI Incident Database · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Guelph, Ontario, Woman Reportedly Lost $14,000 in Purported Deepfake MrBeast Cryptocurrency Scam
A Guelph, Ontario, woman reportedly lost $14,000 after clicking a social-media ad for a cryptocurrency investment purportedly promoted by MrBeast. Police said her losses accumulated through an initial $250 payment and later transfers made after she spoke with supposed representatives and someone she believed was the YouTube creator, including $5,000 sent to a crypto wallet.
- Company involved
- Scammers impersonating MrBeast, Scammers
- AI system involved
- Unknown generative AI tools, Social media advertising systems, Cryptocurrency wallet infrastructure, Deepfake technology, Synthetic audio generation technology
Source: AI Incident Database · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Purportedly AI-Recreated Clips from Beastie Boys' 'Sabotage' Video Reportedly Appeared in FBI Promotional Video Posted by Kash Patel
An FBI promotional video posted by Director Kash Patel reportedly used AI-generated clips that closely recreated shots from the Beastie Boys' 1994 "Sabotage" music video directed by Spike Jonze. NPR identified at least six matching clips and quoted experts who said AI likely recreated the footage, possibly from screenshots or short clips. The video promoted FBI anti-fraud work and received roughly half a million views by the next day.
- Company involved
- Kash Patel, Federal Bureau of Investigation
- AI system involved
- X (Twitter), Synthetic video generation technology, Social media platforms, Deepfake technology
Source: AI Incident Database · CC BY-SA 4.0
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X User Reportedly Used Morse Code Prompt to Induce Grok-Linked Trading Bot to Transfer $200,000 in Tokens
An X user reportedly induced Grok and Bankrbot to transfer 3 billion DRB tokens, then valued at about $200,000. After reportedly sending a Bankr Club Membership NFT to Grok's wallet, the user allegedly asked Grok to translate a Morse code message and relay it to Bankrbot. The decoded instruction reportedly directed a transfer to a specified wallet, which was reportedly executed on Base. The recipient reportedly sold the tokens soon afterward; linked funds were later returned or converted.
- Company involved
- Cryptocurrency service providers, Bankr, @Ilhamrfliansyh (X)
- AI system involved
- X (Twitter), Social media platforms, Grok, Cryptocurrency wallets, Cryptocurrency trading bots, Chatbots, Blockchain networks, Base, Bankrbot, AI agent systems, Large language models
Source: AI Incident Database · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Purportedly AI-Generated Videos Reportedly Impersonated Ghanaian President John Mahama to Solicit Money and Personal Data
Ghanaian media reported that an alleged online scam used AI-generated deepfake videos to impersonate President John Dramani Mahama and solicit money and personal information from members of the public. Police said the operation was linked to suspects in Ghana's Volta Region and involved fake social media accounts and digitally manipulated presidential imagery.
- Company involved
- Wisdom James, Thomas Ayoyo, Scammers in West Africa, Scammers in Ghana, Scammers impersonating John Mahama, Scammers, Raphael Ablordeppey, Louis Segbawu, John Kofi Darlington, Edwin Edos, Dzamesi Brig
- AI system involved
- Synthetic video generation technology, Synthetic media generation technology, Synthetic audio generation technology, Social media platforms, Deepfake technology, Image generation technology
Source: AI Incident Database · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Google Alleged Outsider Enterprise Used Gemini to Create Phishing Sites for Text-Message Scams
Google alleged in a civil lawsuit that the China-based network Outsider Enterprise used Gemini and other AI tools to help create phishing websites for large-scale text-message scams impersonating companies and government services. Google said the network coordinated through Telegram, generated thousands of fake sites and fraudulent URLs, sent 2.5 million Android messages during a two-week period in May 2026, and financially scammed hundreds of thousands of people.
- Company involved
- Scammers, Outsider Enterprise, Scammers in China, Cybercriminals, Cybercriminals in China
- AI system involved
- Gemini, Large language models, Android, YouTube, Telegram, Google Cloud, Google Drive, Code generation systems, AI-assisted phishing infrastructure, Phishing kits, Fraudulent URLs, Smishing infrastruc
Source: AI Incident Database · CC BY-SA 4.0
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South African Home Affairs Revised White Paper Reportedly Included Fictitious References Believed to Be AI-Generated
South Africa's Department of Home Affairs reportedly appended apparent AI-generated fictitious references to its Cabinet-approved Revised White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection. The department said the references were not cited in the body, withdrew the standalone list, suspended two senior officials, and commissioned an independent review of policy documents produced since November 2022. It maintained that the paper's substantive policy positions were unaffected.
- Company involved
- South African Department of Home Affairs, Government of South Africa, Government agencies
- AI system involved
- Large language models, Generative AI systems
Source: AI Incident Database · CC BY-SA 4.0
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AI Agent Powered by Claude Opus 4.6 Reportedly Exploited Gym Booking API and Removed Another Member From Waitlist
An AI agent running on Claude Opus 4.6 discovered authorization flaws in a gym software provider's GraphQL API while trying to book classes for its user. The agent reportedly found it could book outside the normal window and cancel other members' reservations, then removed another gym-goer from a waitlist while testing the capability. When asked to reverse the action, it reported that it could not restore the member's place.
- Company involved
- Andrew Bird, AI agent system deployers
- AI system involved
- OpenClaw, Claude, Claude Opus 4.6, AI agent system, Large language models, Online booking systems, Gym booking software, GraphQL APIs
Source: AI Incident Database · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Ahmedabad Aadhaar Fraud Racket Reportedly Used Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfakes to Change Businessman's Linked Mobile Number
Ahmedabad Cyber Crime police reportedly arrested four people after businessman Amit Patel alleged that his Aadhaar-linked mobile number had been changed without consent. Police reportedly said the accused allegedly used purportedly AI-generated deepfake videos made from Patel's photo to bypass facial authentication, access DigiLocker/e-KYC services, open bank accounts, and apply for loans.
- Company involved
- Scammers, Mohammad Kaif Iqbalbhai Patel, Kanubhai Bahadursinh Parmar, Deep Maheshbhai Gupta, Ashish Rajendrabhai Waland
- AI system involved
- Deepfake technology, True Credits, RKBansal, EarlySalary, DigiLocker, Aadhaar-linked e-KYC systems, Aadhaar facial authentication system, Aadhaar
Source: AI Incident Database · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Tunisian Man Allegedly Used ChatGPT to Research Bomb-Making During Paris Terror Plot Targeting Louvre and Jewish Community
French investigators alleged that Tunisian national Dhafer Mellala used ChatGPT to research the construction and destructive effects of explosive devices while planning a jihadist-inspired attack in Paris. His communications reportedly discussed placing explosives at the Louvre and attacking members of the Jewish community in the 16th arrondissement. He denied planning an attack, saying his activity reflected curiosity.
- Company involved
- Terrorism suspects, Malicious actors, Dhafer Mellala
- AI system involved
- Large language models, ChatGPT, Chatbots
Source: AI Incident Database · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Suspected AI-Generated Deepfake Video Reportedly Targeted Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Instagram
Police in Durg, Chhattisgarh, India reportedly registered a First Information Report (FIR) after Indian National Congress leaders alleged that a suspected AI-generated deepfake video targeted former state chief minister Bhupesh Baghel and his former deputy secretary, Saumya Chaurasia. Police reportedly said the video circulated through Instagram handles, and that a cyber team was investigating.
- Company involved
- congresspolkhol, randomchhattisgarh, Information manipulation actors
- AI system involved
- Instagram, Social media platforms, Deepfake technology
Source: AI Incident Database · CC BY-SA 4.0
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DisMech AI Curation Agent Reportedly Completed GitHub Issue Intended as New Contributor's Learning Task
An automated AI curation agent in the Monarch Initiative's DisMech GitHub repository reportedly began work on a beginner-friendly dyslexia curation task before the new human contributor it was intended for could do so. A maintainer apologized, saying the agent had deprived the contributor of a learning opportunity, and opened a policy issue to prevent automated agents from taking newcomer-oriented GitHub tasks too quickly.
- Company involved
- Monarch Initiative, DisMech maintainers
- AI system involved
- dragon-ai-agent, curation-scanner workflow, Claude Code, Claude Opus 4.7, AI agent systems
Source: AI Incident Database · CC BY-SA 4.0
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PocketOS Production Database Was Reportedly Deleted by Cursor AI Agent Running Claude Opus 4.6
A Cursor AI coding agent reportedly running Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 deleted PocketOS's production database and volume-level backups through Railway while working on a staging-environment task. Reporting said the agent used a broadly scoped API token to delete a Railway volume, disrupting PocketOS and its car-rental business customers before Railway helped recover data and patch safeguards.
- Company involved
- PocketOS, Jer Crane
- AI system involved
- Railway API volumes, Railway API, Cursor, Claude Opus 4.6, AI agent systems
Source: AI Incident Database · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Purportedly AI-Enhanced Images of Iranian Women Protesters Were Reportedly Spread With Unverified Execution Claims
A purportedly AI-edited collage of eight Iranian women political prisoners was reportedly amplified by President Donald Trump and U.S. government accounts alongside an unverified claim that all faced imminent execution. Reporting said the images were of real women but had been AI-enhanced, while later Iranian official mockery used AI-generated women. The episode reportedly blurred authentic human-rights documentation with synthetic material and helped Iran dismiss underlying abuses.
- Company involved
- Eyal Yakoby, Iranian Embassy in South Africa, Donald Trump, White House, United States Department of State
- AI system involved
- Image generation technology
Source: AI Incident Database · CC BY-SA 4.0
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