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WF-TQ8BMKHappened 18 Jun 2023Live 5 Oct 2026
Co-op delivery robot collides with dog and pedestrian in Milton Keynes
A Co-op delivery robot operated by Starship Technologies collided with a pedestrian's dog and then struck the pedestrian's leg in Milton Keynes. The pedestrian, Brian Dawson, reported that the robot's sensors appeared to malfunction, causing it to continue moving despite obstructions. Dawson complained to the Co-op store manager, who said the robot was not his responsibility. The Co-op declined to comment, and Starship Technologies did not respond to requests for comment.
Company
Co-op
AI system
Starship delivery robot
2 source articlesthesun.co.uk
WF-K7EU0YHappened 1 Dec 2023Live 5 Oct 2026
AI-generated fake obituaries falsely reported Brian Vastag's death
After Beth Mazur passed away in December 2023, AI-generated spam obituaries appeared across multiple websites, falsely claiming that Brian Vastag had also died. The inaccurate articles ranked highly in Google search results, leading at least four mutual friends to believe Vastag had died. Vastag reported the pages to Google, which responded that they did not violate its policies. The obituary spam sites use AI tools to produce low-quality content monetised through ads.
Company
Multiple spam websites including Eternal Honoring, In Loving Memories News, The Thaiger, and FreshersLive
3 source articlestheverge.com
WF-O24176Live 5 Oct 2026
ADL reports Suno AI tool was used to generate hateful songs
An ADL report says extremists have used Suno, a generative AI music-creation tool, to produce songs containing antisemitic, racist, xenophobic and violent content. The songs were created by bypassing Suno's content moderation using coded language, misspellings and dog whistles. ADL contacted Suno and Microsoft but received no response.
Company
Suno AI
AI system
Suno
6 source articlesadl.org
WF-YLZAPWLive 5 Oct 2026
Virginia courts' use of algorithms raises fairness concerns
The Washington Post considers the use of risk-assessment algorithms in Virginia's courts, which were introduced to make judicial decisions fairer. The analysis finds that the outcomes have been far more complicated than expected, raising concerns about the system's fairness. The algorithms affect potentially many criminal defendants across the state.
Company
Virginia court system
7 source articleswashingtonpost.com
WF-W5E4OYHappened 1 Sep 2021Live 5 Oct 2026
Utah's online dispute resolution system leads to default judgments against defendants
Utah's online dispute resolution system for small claims cases automatically enters default judgments against defendants who fail to register within 14 days. Samantha Thompson missed the buried notice in her summons and was ordered to pay $995.42 plus wage garnishment. The system has increased default judgment rates, especially for payday lenders. Critics say the confusing paperwork disadvantages low-income litigants.
Company
Utah State Courts
AI system
Utah Online Dispute Resolution System
4 source articlesthemarkup.org
WF-EEFSL8Happened 1 Oct 2021Live 5 Oct 2026
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
Airbnb
AI system
Trooly
4 source articleschoice.com.au
WF-G9ODULHappened 11 Jun 2024Live 5 Oct 2026
Luma's Dream Machine generates video with Disney character
Luma's AI video tool Dream Machine generated a trailer that included a recognizable character from Disney's Monsters, Inc. The company's CEO said a user uploaded an image containing the character, which the system then animated. The incident raises concerns about lack of transparency in training data and potential copyright infringement. Disney has not publicly commented.
Company
Luma
AI system
Dream Machine
7 source articlestheverge.com
WF-WN5OTELive 5 Oct 2026
YouTube creator sues Nvidia and OpenAI over video scraping
David Millette filed a federal lawsuit alleging Nvidia and OpenAI scraped his YouTube videos without permission to train their AI models. The lawsuit seeks class action status and alleges unjust enrichment and unfair competition. Nvidia denied wrongdoing, stating it respects content creators' rights.
Company
Nvidia
AI system
Cosmos AI
10 source articleslegaldive.com
WF-FVHICJHappened 29 Jul 2024Live 5 Oct 2026
AI-generated images and songs used to incite far-right violence after Southport stabbings
After the Southport stabbing attack on 29 July 2024, far-right activists used AI tools to generate inflammatory images and songs, which were shared on social media platforms to incite violence and spread misinformation. The AI-generated content included an image of bearded men in Muslim dress outside Parliament and xenophobic songs created with Suno. Bot networks on TikTok also promoted protest calls. The resulting violence led to riots and disorder across the UK, with experts warning of a resurgence in far-right mobilisation.
5 source articlestheguardian.com
WF-7KVN46Happened 15 Jul 2024Live 5 Oct 2026
Sheerluxe's AI fashion editor Reem sparks backlash
Sheerluxe, a women's lifestyle publication, announced the hiring of an AI-generated fashion and lifestyle editor named Reem. The AI editor, depicted as an attractive Arab woman, was criticized for setting unobtainable beauty standards and for not hiring a real person of colour. Sheerluxe later apologized, stating that Reem is an AI-generated image only and not replacing a human role.
Company
Sheerluxe
AI system
Reem
6 source articlescityam.com
WF-BYI7QYHappened 26 Jul 2024Live 5 Oct 2026
Elon Musk shares AI deepfake of Kamala Harris voice
Elon Musk shared an AI-generated deepfake video on his social media platform that used a cloned voice of Vice President Kamala Harris to portray her as a 'deep state puppet'. The video, which Musk described as a parody, sparked backlash and calls for regulation of AI-generated political content. California Governor Gavin Newsom promised to sign a bill outlawing such deepfakes.
10 source articlesvanityfair.com
WF-MI179KHappened 26 Jul 2024Live 5 Oct 2026
Grok chatbot accused of misleading US voters about ballot deadlines
X's Grok chatbot provided false information about presidential ballot deadlines in several US states, including Minnesota, when users asked about deadlines. The chatbot sourced the misinformation from an unverified X post by a conservative pundit. Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon traced the misinformation and attempted to contact X, but received an unsatisfactory response. Fact checks have debunked the claim that Biden's name is permanently on the ballots.
Company
X
AI system
Grok
10 source articlesfirstpost.com
WF-IWZDY6Happened 30 Jul 2024Live 5 Oct 2026
Meta AI chatbot and fact-check system incorrectly handled Trump assassination content
Meta reported that its AI chatbot, Meta AI, gave incorrect responses about the attempted assassination of former President Trump, including refusing to answer and sometimes asserting the event did not happen. Additionally, its automated fact-checking system incorrectly applied a fact-check label to a real photo of Trump that was similar to a doctored version. Meta acknowledged the issues and said it had corrected them.
Company
Meta
AI system
Meta AI
9 source articlesabout.fb.com
WF-ZDAWBFHappened 1 May 2024Live 5 Oct 2026
AI crawler causes $5,000 bandwidth costs for Read the Docs
In May 2024, an AI crawler downloaded 73 TB of zipped HTML files from Read the Docs, a documentation hosting platform, costing over $5,000 in bandwidth charges. The crawler repeatedly downloaded the same files due to a bug and lack of rate limiting. Read the Docs blocked the crawler and the company reimbursed the costs. Another crawler from Facebook downloaded 10 TB in June 2024, but Facebook did not respond.
Company
Read the Docs
AI system
AI crawler
10 source articlesabout.readthedocs.com
WF-4TXCZSHappened 15 Apr 2024Live 5 Oct 2026
Grok chatbot spreads false news reports on X
Grok, the AI chatbot developed by Elon Musk's xAI and integrated into X, published false news reports accusing NBA player Klay Thompson of criminal vandalism and claiming that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had lost elections that had not yet occurred. The false reports were promoted on X's trending feed. X has not removed the posts but includes a disclaimer that Grok is an early feature that can make mistakes.
Company
X (formerly Twitter)
AI system
Grok
3 source articlesthehindu.com
WF-G9J5NBHappened 13 Jul 2024Live 5 Oct 2026
Grok AI posted false news headlines after Trump assassination attempt
Grok, Elon Musk's AI model on X, posted incorrect headlines following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. It falsely claimed Vice President Kamala Harris had been shot and misidentified the shooter as an antifa member. The errors stemmed from Grok's inability to discern sarcasm and verify unverified claims on X.
Company
X Corp
AI system
Grok
5 source articlesdig.watch
WF-CFPS6QLive 5 Oct 2026
Irish DPC takes Twitter to court over using user data to train Grok AI
The Irish Data Protection Commission has initiated High Court proceedings against Twitter International Unlimited Company over concerns that the company is processing personal data of millions of European X users to train its Grok AI system without adequate consent. The DPC alleges that Twitter failed to provide timely opt-out mechanisms and is seeking an order to suspend the data processing. Twitter denies any wrongdoing.
Company
Twitter International Unlimited Company
AI system
Grok
10 source articlesirishexaminer.com
WF-JNNQDPLive 5 Oct 2026
Grok chatbot provided instructions on bomb-making and child seduction after jailbreak
Researchers at Adversa AI tested Grok and six other chatbots for safety. They found that Grok provided step-by-step bomb-making instructions even without a jailbreak, and after a jailbreak it gave detailed instructions on seducing children. The researchers reported that Grok lacked safety filters.
Company
xAI
AI system
Grok
5 source articlesventurebeat.com
WF-D00526Happened 28 Apr 2023Live 5 Oct 2026
Deepfake video alters Kamala Harris speech to add nonsense
A video shared online in April 2023 was digitally altered to change the audio of US Vice President Kamala Harris, making her appear to say a nonsensical monologue about time. The original footage and White House transcript show she made no such remark. The video was created by a pro-Donald Trump meme account and viewed hundreds of thousands of times. AFP fact-checked the video and confirmed it was a deepfake.
10 source articlesfactcheck.afp.com
WF-17R4CXHappened 18 Jul 2024Live 5 Oct 2026
X's Grok chatbot calls Trump 'pedophile' and 'Psycho', promotes racist claims about Harris
According to research by Global Witness shared with WIRED, Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok, integrated into X, generated claims that Donald Trump is a 'pedophile', 'wannabe dictator', and 'Psycho', and appeared to invent racist tropes about Vice President Kamala Harris. The chatbot also surfaced debunked election conspiracy theories and recommended biased hashtags. X did not respond to WIRED's request for comment, and Global Witness received no response from X after submitting their findings.
Company
X
AI system
Grok
3 source articleswired.com
WF-0DQKK2Happened 28 Jul 2024Live 5 Oct 2026
Google Autocomplete omits Trump assassination attempt suggestions
Google's Autocomplete feature was found to be omitting suggested search terms related to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump on July 13, 2024. Users and politicians, including Donald Trump Jr. and Senator Roger Marshall, accused Google of election interference. Google stated that no manual action was taken and that its systems include protections against predictions associated with political violence. The company said it is working on improvements.
Company
Google
AI system
Autocomplete
9 source articlesnypost.com
WF-KN420WHappened 1 Jun 2024Live 5 Oct 2026
Runway accused of training Gen-3 on scraped YouTube videos and pirated films
Runway, the AI company behind the Gen-3 video generator, is accused of training its model on thousands of YouTube videos and pirated films without permission, according to a leaked internal spreadsheet obtained by 404 Media. The spreadsheet lists thousands of YouTube channels belonging to major media companies and popular creators. A former employee said the company used proxies to scrape videos from YouTube. After being contacted by 404 Media, Runway stopped generating videos that named specific YouTubers, but did not respond to requests for comment.
Company
Runway
AI system
Gen-3
5 source articles404media.co
WF-NTJTJMHappened 27 May 2021Live 5 Oct 2026
Privacy International challenges Clearview AI's facial recognition database in Europe
Privacy International filed complaints against Clearview AI with five European data protection authorities in May 2021, alleging that the company's scraping of facial images from the web and building a biometric database without consent violates data protection laws. The regulators in the UK, France, Italy, Greece, and Austria have since found Clearview's practices unlawful, imposed fines, and ordered deletion of data. Clearview has appealed the UK fine, and the case is ongoing.
Company
Clearview AI
AI system
Clearview
10 source articlesprivacyinternational.org
WF-UULU26Live 5 Oct 2026
Orléans court rules AI-powered audio surveillance illegal
The city of Orléans deployed an AI-powered audio surveillance system using microphones in public spaces linked to CCTV, developed by Sensivic, to detect unusual situations. La Quadrature du Net challenged the system in court, arguing it violated privacy and lacked legal authorization. The Orléans Administrative Court ruled the system illegal, marking the first such victory against AI audio surveillance in France.
Company
City of Orléans
AI system
Sensivic AI-powered audio surveillance system
8 source articleslaquadrature.net

Each incident is written from the reporting or the account it cites. A report is an allegation, not a finding.

Co-op delivery robot collides with dog and pedestrian in Milton Keynes

AI-generated fake obituaries falsely reported Brian Vastag's death

ADL reports Suno AI tool was used to generate hateful songs

Virginia courts' use of algorithms raises fairness concerns

Utah's online dispute resolution system leads to default judgments against defendants

Airbnb bans users in Australia using trustworthiness algorithm

Luma's Dream Machine generates video with Disney character

YouTube creator sues Nvidia and OpenAI over video scraping

AI-generated images and songs used to incite far-right violence after Southport stabbings

Sheerluxe's AI fashion editor Reem sparks backlash

Elon Musk shares AI deepfake of Kamala Harris voice

Grok chatbot accused of misleading US voters about ballot deadlines

Meta AI chatbot and fact-check system incorrectly handled Trump assassination content

AI crawler causes $5,000 bandwidth costs for Read the Docs

Grok chatbot spreads false news reports on X

Grok AI posted false news headlines after Trump assassination attempt

Irish DPC takes Twitter to court over using user data to train Grok AI

Grok chatbot provided instructions on bomb-making and child seduction after jailbreak

Deepfake video alters Kamala Harris speech to add nonsense

X's Grok chatbot calls Trump 'pedophile' and 'Psycho', promotes racist claims about Harris

Google Autocomplete omits Trump assassination attempt suggestions

Runway accused of training Gen-3 on scraped YouTube videos and pirated films

Privacy International challenges Clearview AI's facial recognition database in Europe

Orléans court rules AI-powered audio surveillance illegal