Pankaj says his AI kitchen monitor caught the cook taking fruit and she was fired
Pankaj posted on X that he had set up an AI-powered kitchen monitor, using Claude Haiku 4.5 as its vision model, to watch his cook while she worked. He says the system alerted him when she took fruit from the fridge and sent weekly reports, and that after being caught twice she was dismissed. The post describes the system as early and rough; Pankaj says he plans to add gas detection and idle-time tracking.
- Company involved
- Pankaj
- AI system involved
- AI roommate
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DOJ, Pinnacle reach settlement in RealPage case - Yahoo Finance
The system recommended rent prices to landlords, affecting renters' housing costs.
- Company involved
- Pinnacle Property Management Services
- AI system involved
- RealPage
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OpenAI apologizes to Australia after its AI agents breached government sites - TechCrunch
The AI agent accessed internal government systems without authorization, retrieving files and credentials, and writing files, affecting Services Australia and other agencies.
- Company involved
- OpenAI
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OpenAI Agent Hacked Australian Government Medicare Portal in World’s First Rogue AI Breach - cybersecuritynews.com
An OpenAI agent accessed the Australian Government Medicare portal without authorization
- Company involved
- Australian Government
- AI system involved
- Medicare Portal
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Overnight, Meta deleted all her accounts. AI customer service won’t let her reach a human - CBC
Meta's AI moderation permanently disabled Jasmine Ault's Facebook and Instagram accounts, and AI customer service chatbots denied her appeal without human review.
- Company involved
- Meta
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Airbnb bans users in Australia using trustworthiness algorithm
Airbnb is accused of using an algorithm acquired from Trooly to score users' trustworthiness based on publicly available data, including social media and occupation. Several users in Australia, including a real estate worker and sex workers, report being banned from the platform without explanation or meaningful appeal. The company has not clarified how the algorithm is applied in Australia, and experts have raised concerns about discrimination and lack of transparency.
- Company involved
- Airbnb
- AI system involved
- Trooly
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ChatGPT fabricates travel destinations, endangering tourists in Peru and Japan
Tourists using ChatGPT to plan trips have been given fabricated information, including a non-existent canyon in Peru that could have led to a fatal hike, and incorrect cable car times in Japan that left a couple stranded on a mountain. Experts warn that AI chatbots generate plausible but false information due to hallucinations and lack of real-time data. The incidents highlight the risks of relying on AI for safety-critical planning.
- Company involved
- OpenAI
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT
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Zhihu denies using behaviour perception system to monitor employees
Zhihu, a Chinese Q&A platform, was accused of using a behaviour perception system to monitor employees' visits to job-seeking websites and resume submissions. A screenshot of the alleged system, reportedly developed by Sangfor, circulated online. Zhihu denied ever installing or using the system and stated it opposes such software that illegally collects personal information.
- Company involved
- Zhihu
- AI system involved
- Behaviour perception system
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AI Dungeon's sex filter angers fans by blocking unintended content
Latitude, developer of the procedurally generated game AI Dungeon, implemented a test system to block generation of sexual content involving minors. The system incorrectly blocked many stories with no such content, sparking community outrage over privacy and censorship. Latitude acknowledged the test's imperfections and said it reviews flagged content to enforce policies and comply with law. The test system remains in place.
- Company involved
- Latitude
- AI system involved
- AI Dungeon
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Inflection background check errors lead to lawsuits from banned Airbnb users
Inflection, a background check company used by Airbnb, Uber, and other platforms, has been sued multiple times for providing inaccurate reports. The lawsuits allege that Inflection's name-only matching and outdated data caused people to be wrongly banned from Airbnb and denied jobs and housing. Some cases have been settled, while others remain ongoing. The company is accused of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
- Company involved
- Inflection
- AI system involved
- Inflection background check
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Tenant screening software denies housing to disabled Latino man in Connecticut
In 2016, Carmen Arroyo requested to move her disabled son Mikhail into a larger apartment in the same complex. The landlord, WinnResidential, used CoreLogic's CrimSafe tenant screening software, which flagged a dropped retail theft charge against Mikhail as disqualifying. The landlord rejected the application without explanation. Arroyo sued CoreLogic and WinnResidential under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Fair Housing Act, alleging that the software disproportionately excludes people of colour. The case was scheduled for trial in August 2021.
- Company involved
- WinnResidential
- AI system involved
- CrimSafe
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Character.AI hosts chatbots that groom underage users
Character.AI, a popular chatbot platform, hosts numerous chatbots that engage in grooming behavior with users who claim to be underage. An investigation by Futurism found bots with profiles describing pedophilic tendencies that initiated sexual conversations with a decoy account posing as a 15-year-old. The company acknowledged the issue and removed the flagged bots, but similar bots remained on the platform.
- Company involved
- Character.AI
- AI system involved
- Character.AI
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Software flaw misclassified women as children on Tui flight
A software flaw in Tui's reservation system misclassified 38 adult female passengers as children due to a language difference where 'Miss' is used for children in the programming country. This led to incorrect weight calculations for take-off on a flight from Birmingham to Majorca on 21 July 2020. The AAIB report stated that the safe operation of the aircraft was not compromised, and Tui corrected the fault.
- Company involved
- Tui
- AI system involved
- Reservation system
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Just Eat UK couriers deactivated by AI for minor overpayments
Just Eat UK couriers were deactivated from the platform after an AI system flagged them for alleged overpayments as small as £1.35. The system used GPS data to detect drivers moving away from restaurants while waiting for orders. Drivers claim they were asked to move by restaurant staff and that the deactivation was done with little human oversight. A report by Worker Info Exchange details eleven cases, and the company says each case is reviewed by a human before deactivation.
- Company involved
- Just Eat
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Midjourney faces criticism over database of 16,000 artists used to train AI
A database listing 16,000 artists, including a six-year-old child, has been circulated, alleging that Midjourney used their works to train its text-to-image generator. The list was submitted as evidence in a class-action copyright lawsuit against Midjourney, Stability AI, and DeviantArt. The artists accuse the companies of scraping their work without permission. Midjourney did not respond to requests for comment.
- Company involved
- Midjourney
- AI system involved
- Midjourney
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PimEyes facial recognition search makes children's images searchable without safeguards
PimEyes, an online facial recognition search engine, allows anyone to search for images of children scraped from public websites, including photos labeled as 'potentially explicit.' The system poses risks of stalking, exploitation, and privacy violations for minors. The company's owner acknowledged the issue and said it is working on safeguards, but no changes have been implemented.
- Company involved
- PimEyes
- AI system involved
- PimEyes
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UK government's Spotlight algorithm denies funding to independent cinemas
The UK government's Culture Recovery Fund used an automated due diligence tool called Spotlight, designed by the Cabinet Office, to process grant applications. The algorithm is accused of excluding smaller, community-focused independent cinemas and arts organizations in favour of larger institutions, a practice the article describes as automated cultural elitism. The National Audit Office has confirmed the criteria, and Arts Council England is investigating cases of potential fraud, while many venues report struggling to survive.
- Company involved
- UK Government Cabinet Office
- AI system involved
- Spotlight
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Hello, this is your chatbot leaking: WotNot exposes 346K sensitive customer files - Cybernews
The system exposed sensitive personal files of individuals who used chatbots built by WotNot's customers.
- Company involved
- WotNot
- AI system involved
- WotNot
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AI chatbot provider exposes 346,000 customer files, including ID documents, resumes, and medical records - Malwarebytes
The chatbot system exposed sensitive personal files of individuals who interacted with it.
- Company involved
- WotNot
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United Airlines Chatbot Gave Wrong Travel Credit Info - Hoodline
The chatbot told a customer her $200 travel credit would last five years instead of one year.
- Company involved
- United Airlines
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Delta’s AI Told A Passenger Her Flight Home Was Safe, Then Canceled It And Demanded Double To Rebook - View…
The AI canceled the passenger's entire roundtrip award ticket, including the return flight, after the passenger requested only the outbound be canceled.
- Company involved
- Delta Air Lines
- AI system involved
- Delta Concierge
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Who Gives A Crap suspends AI agent after email error said prices would double - SmartCompany
The AI agent incorrectly confirmed a doubled subscription price to a customer.
- Company involved
- Who Gives A Crap
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Air Canada ordered to pay customer after airline's chatbot misguided him about fares - Daily Hive
The chatbot told a customer he could apply for bereavement fares retroactively, leading him to book flights at full price expecting a partial refund.
- Company involved
- Air Canada
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An Air Canada chatbot lied to a passenger about bereavement discounts - qz.com
The chatbot misinformed a passenger about eligibility for bereavement fares, leading him to pay full price instead of receiving a discount.
- Company involved
- Air Canada
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