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Where automated decisions went wrong

Incidents gathered from public reporting around the world. Each one links to the articles it came from. None of it is a finding that anyone broke the law.

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204 incidents closest to “PROS Real-Time Dynamic Pricing” · matched on meaning · public reporting

U.S. Federal Court Allows CIPA Class Action Against AI Customer Service Provider to Proceed - Wilson Sonsini

The AI system intercepted and recorded a customer's phone call and collected her personal and financial information without consent.

Company involved
ConverseNow Technologies, Inc.

1 source article · read the reporting →

Patagonia Targeted by Privacy Class Action for Use of Customer Service AI Software - Law.com

The system intercepted, recorded, and mined data from customer service calls, affecting customers' privacy.

Company involved
Patagonia
AI system involved
Talkdesk

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-4C6DG26 Oct 2026Arabic

McDonald's Sued for Using AI to Manipulate Menu Prices

تُقاضى شركة ماكدونالدز لاستخدامها الذكاء الاصطناعي للتلاعب بأسعار قوائم الطعام. - Vietnam.vn

McDonald's is facing a class-action lawsuit in the US alleging it used an AI-powered pricing system to coordinate menu prices across franchises, potentially violating antitrust laws. The company denies the claims, stating that franchisees still determine their own prices and that the tools are common in the industry.

Company involved
McDonald's

1 source article · read the reporting →

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

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-QK5KCO3 Aug 2026

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

1 source article · read the reporting →

Talkdesk Hit With Class Suit Over Customer Service Software - news.bloomberglaw.com

The system secretly recorded and analyzed customer service conversations of callers to Patagonia and Zumiez without consent.

Company involved
Talkdesk Inc.
AI system involved
CX Cloud

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-V4D9MI6 Jul 2026

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

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-DYFXMR11 Nov 2022

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

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-LHAK351 Jan 2022

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

1 source article · read the reporting →

Air Canada says its AI chatbot went rogue, misleading customers - Modern Ghana

The chatbot provided misleading information to customers.

Company involved
Air Canada

1 source article · read the reporting →

Air Canada refund customer like chatbot said it would - TechHQ

The chatbot informed the customer they were eligible for a refund, which the airline later denied.

Company involved
Air Canada

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-ZDAWBF1 May 2024

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 involved
Read the Docs
AI system involved
AI crawler

10 source articles · read the reporting →

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