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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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MAA, JBG to pay DC $9.3M total to settle RealPage case - Multifamily Dive

The system set rent prices for tenants, causing them to pay higher rents.

Company involved
MAA (Mid-America Apartments) and JBG Smith
AI system involved
RealPage Revenue Management Software

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-67SP4W1 Jan 2016

Duke University MTMC Dataset Used in Authoritarian Surveillance Research

Duke University created and openly distributed the Duke MTMC dataset, containing surveillance footage of approximately 2,000 students and visitors on campus. The dataset was used by numerous organisations, including Chinese military-linked companies like SenseTime and Hikvision, for developing person re-identification and facial recognition technologies. Following an investigation by exposing.ai and the Financial Times, Duke University terminated the dataset in May 2019. The incident highlights the privacy risks of academic datasets being repurposed for mass surveillance without consent.

Company involved
Duke University
AI system involved
Duke MTMC

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-ULS6R81 Mar 2025

Senators demand review of VA's AI-driven contract cancellations

The Department of Veterans Affairs used an AI tool created by a Department of Government Efficiency employee to identify hundreds of contracts for cancellation. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Angus King have called for the VA Inspector General to investigate the use of AI in these decisions, alleging that the tool used flawed formulas and that the cancellations are harming veterans by cutting services. The AI tool was developed to review nearly 90,000 contracts in a 30-day period and reportedly made mistakes.

Company involved
Department of Veterans Affairs

8 source articles · read the reporting →

Researchers find bias in chest X-ray AI classifiers against women, Hispanic and Medicaid patients

A study by the University of Toronto, Vector Institute, and MIT found that AI classifiers trained on public chest X-ray datasets exhibited racial, gender, and socioeconomic bias. Female patients, Hispanic patients, and those with Medicaid insurance were disproportionately affected, with the classifiers often providing incorrect diagnoses for Medicaid patients. The researchers attributed the bias to imbalanced training data and called for rigorous fairness analyses before clinical deployment.

2 source articles · read the reporting →

WF-7PPBNA4 Mar 2022

Spanish VioGén Algorithm Deems Woman Low Risk Before Fatal Domestic Violence

In January 2022, Lobna Hemid reported her husband's abuse to Spanish police. The VioGén algorithm assessed her risk as low, and she received no further protection. Seven weeks later, her husband fatally stabbed her. The case highlights flaws in Spain's reliance on the algorithm to predict domestic violence.

Company involved
Interior Ministry of Spain
AI system involved
VioGén

2 source articles · read the reporting →

Ninth Circuit Sanctions Attorneys Over AI-Hallucinated Legal Briefs

The Ninth Circuit sanctioned immigration attorneys from Sethi Law Group after they filed briefs containing AI-generated false cases and quotations. The court imposed monetary sanctions, a six-month suspension from Ninth Circuit practice, and referred the matter to the California State Bar. The court also required future filings to disclose AI use and certify that all citations were verified. The case is Lnu v. Blanche.

Company involved
Sethi Law Group

2 source articles · read the reporting →

WF-CBSEF51 Jan 2017

VA's Suicide Prevention Algorithm Favours Men, Ignores Sexual Trauma

The Department of Veterans Affairs' REACH VET algorithm, designed to identify veterans at high risk of suicide, reportedly prioritises white men and excludes factors like military sexual trauma that disproportionately affect women. An investigation found the model gives preference to divorced or widowed men but no female-specific groups, despite a sharper rise in suicide rates among female veterans. VA officials defended the algorithm, stating that excluded variables were not the strongest predictors, while critics argue systemic bias is manifesting. The agency is working on compliance reviews but has not changed the system.

Company involved
Department of Veterans Affairs
AI system involved
REACH VET

2 source articles · read the reporting →

WF-DC7W6F1 Aug 2022

Hospital Denies Pain Medication to Patient Based on Narx Score

Elizabeth Amirault, a 34-year-old chronic pain patient, was denied narcotic pain medication during a hospital visit in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in August 2022. A nurse practitioner told her that her Narx Score, generated by Bamboo Health's NarxCare platform, was too high to prescribe opioids. The algorithm uses prescription drug monitoring data to assess risk of misuse, but critics say it can harm patients by cutting off needed care. Amirault believes her score was unfairly high due to her multiple surgeries and doctors.

AI system involved
NarxCare

3 source articles · read the reporting →

NHTSA investigation PE25012: Traffic safety violations while Full Self Driving ("FSD") is engaged

The system made driving decisions that violated traffic safety laws, affecting other road users.

Company involved
Tesla, Inc.
AI system involved
Full Self Driving (FSD)

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-GYY2DP5 Sep 2025

CommNV vs Uprise (Nevada DC): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Monetary Penalty OR Order to volunteer and teach about AI…

The AI system generated fabricated legal citations that were included in a court filing, misleading the court and opposing counsel.

Company involved
Christopher Day

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-1OVEQM23 Sep 2026

OpenAI sued over alleged undisclosed human review of ChatGPT conversations - Top Class Actions

ChatGPT conversations were reviewed by third-party contractors without adequate disclosure to users.

Company involved
OpenAI OpCo LLC
AI system involved
ChatGPT

1 source article · read the reporting →

New Meta smart glasses class action gives employers a reason to write the policy they've been puttin - hcamag.com

The smart glasses recorded bystanders without their consent and sent the footage to Meta for AI training.

Company involved
Meta Platforms
AI system involved
Meta AI-enabled Ray-Ban and Oakley smart glasses

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-0ZQI8S4 Oct 2016

$30M Equifax hard inquiry dispute class action settlement - Top Class Actions

A class action, settled for $30 million, alleged that Equifax automatically rejected consumers' disputes of hard inquiries on their credit reports, sending a form letter instead of investigating.

Company involved
Equifax Information Services LLC

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-HE06HX10 May 2024

NHTSA investigation PE24015: Rear-end Collisions Involving Zoox Vehicles

Automated driving system controlled vehicle braking and acceleration, leading to rear-end collisions with other road users

Company involved
Zoox
AI system involved
Zoox vehicle

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-DCO4UT1 Aug 2016

Allegheny County child neglect screening algorithm shows racial disparities

The Allegheny Family Screening Tool, an algorithm used to screen child neglect reports, has been found to flag a disproportionate number of Black children for mandatory investigation compared to white children. A technical glitch also presented wrong risk scores for over two years. County officials say social workers can override the algorithm and that the glitch has been fixed, but critics argue the tool hardens racial disparities and lacks transparency.

Company involved
Allegheny County Department of Human Services
AI system involved
Allegheny Family Screening Tool

10 source articles · read the reporting →

Pearl Gardner v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC (D. Arizona): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Bar Referral

Pro Se Litigant | D. Arizona | State(s): USA. AI tool: Clearpoint. Problem: Fabricated: Case Law. Consequence: Bar Referral.

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-3IBIIH10 Jul 2026

Del Biaggio v. Bansen (CA California (4d)): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Monetary Sanction

The AI generated fake legal citations that were included in an appellate brief, affecting the court and the client.

Company involved
Carlton Floyd

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-3U11XT14 Sep 2026

New York federal court sanctions lawyer for non-existent quotations after ChatGPT research

In Tiekert v. Village of Mamaroneck in the Southern District of New York, the court found that the plaintiff's lawyer filed briefs containing non-existent quotations and misrepresented authorities. In a filing to the court, the lawyer said ChatGPT had been used to assist with legal research. On September 14, 2026, the court imposed Rule 11 sanctions: $500 payable to the court and two New York continuing legal education credits in ethics on the use of AI.

2 source articles · read the reporting →

WF-9D8L0R21 Aug 2026

Capital Standard, LLC v. U.S. Bank National Association (CA Florida (2d)): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Monetary Sanction; Adverse Costs…

The AI generated false legal citations that were included in a court filing, misleading the court.

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-QIPOTI21 May 2026

Jackie L. Miller v. Regions Bank (N.D. Alabama): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, DQ from case and court (6 months);…

Attorney H. Gregory Harp was sanctioned with a public reprimand, disqualification from the case, a six-month court suspension, and a bar referral for filing AI-hallucinated legal citations and deleting evidence.

Company involved
Regions Bank
AI system involved
ChatGPT

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-HO2ZAN25 Aug 2026

Solicitors Regulation Authority Ltd v Abhishek Kumar (Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Counsel struck off the Register…

AI-generated false legal citations were submitted to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, misleading the tribunal and the regulator.

1 source article · read the reporting →

Whitebridge AI faces complaint over false reputation reports

Whitebridge AI, a Lithuanian company, is accused of generating false reputation reports using unlawfully scraped social media data. The reports contained false warnings for 'sexual nudity' and 'dangerous political content'. Privacy group Noyb filed a complaint with the Lithuanian data protection authority, alleging violations of the GDPR. The complainants sought access to their data but received no response, and were later required to provide a qualified electronic signature to correct errors.

Company involved
Whitebridge AI

6 source articles · read the reporting →

Audit reveals flaws in Spain's VioGén gender violence algorithm

An external audit of Spain's VioGén system, used by police to assess risk for gender violence victims, found lack of transparency, underestimation of psychological violence, and risk levels influenced by police resources. The audit, based on interviews and data from murdered women, revealed that 55 women who were killed had received insufficient protection. The Ministry of Interior denied the findings, calling the study lacking in rigor, and defended the system as scientifically validated.

Company involved
Ministerio del Interior
AI system involved
VioGén

7 source articles · read the reporting →

WF-BZ7M5L1 Jan 2016

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

10 source articles · read the reporting →

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