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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24 incidents closest to “Peril Risk” · matched on meaning · public reporting
The Tesla Autopilot system failed to detect and avoid a tractor-trailer crossing its path, resulting in a collision that killed the driver.
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The New York Times filed a lawsuit against AI startup Perplexity, alleging the company illegally scraped and distributed its copyrighted content to generate search responses. Perplexity's spokesperson dismissed the suit, comparing it to past unsuccessful legal actions against new technologies. The case is pending in the Southern District of New York.
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A U.S. federal court finalized $243 million in damages against Tesla for a 2019 fatal crash involving Autopilot. The jury found Tesla's marketing language misled consumers about the system's capabilities, assigning the company 33% of the blame and imposing $200 million in punitive damages.
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A Li Auto owner crashed into an oncoming vehicle while using driver-assist on a downhill curve, and police assigned full liability. The owner demanded a car refund then 50,000 yuan for losses, but Li Auto offered only about 18,000 yuan for direct accident expenses, maintaining that drivers must remain attentive and ready to take over.
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Between 2018 and 2021, PredPol software sent millions of crime predictions to U.S. police departments. An analysis of unsecured data found that predictions overwhelmingly targeted Black, Latino, and low-income neighborhoods, while whiter, wealthier areas were largely avoided. The company claimed the software was bias-free, but the data showed persistent racial and economic disparities. Many police departments have since stopped using the software.
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Amazon sent a cease-and-desist letter to Perplexity, alleging that its Comet AI browser violates Amazon's terms of service by making purchases on behalf of users without disclosing its automated nature. Perplexity responded by calling the legal threat 'bullying' and argued that its bot does not need to identify itself. The dispute highlights tensions between AI agents and e-commerce platforms.
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A former temporary staff member of the NSW Reconstruction Authority uploaded personal information of 2031 Northern Rivers Resilient Homes Program applicants to ChatGPT without authorisation. The data included names, contact details, dates of birth, and sensitive health information. The breach occurred between 12 and 15 March 2025. The authority has notified affected individuals, reported the breach to the NSW Privacy Commissioner, and implemented measures to prevent future unauthorised use of AI tools.
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Chicago Tribune Company, LLC filed a lawsuit against Perplexity AI, Inc. in the Southern District of New York on December 4, 2025. The complaint alleges copyright infringement under 17 U.S.C. § 501. The case is assigned to Judge Loretta A. Preska.
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The New York Times sent a cease and desist letter to AI search engine Perplexity, alleging that the startup has been using its copyrighted journalism without a license. The letter claims Perplexity has been 'unjustly enriched' by using the publisher's content. Perplexity had previously assured the Times it would stop crawling its content, but the Times says its content still appears in Perplexity's results.
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On August 1, 2012, Knight Capital Americas LLC's automated equity router malfunctioned due to a code deployment error, sending over 4 million erroneous orders into the market within 45 minutes. The firm suffered a loss of more than $460 million. The SEC charged Knight Capital with violating the market access rule and Regulation SHO, and the firm agreed to pay a $12 million penalty and retain an independent consultant.
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Perplexity, an AI search engine, was sued by Dow Jones, the publisher of the Wall Street Journal and New York Post, on October 21, 2024. The lawsuit alleges that Perplexity's AI reproduces copyrighted articles without permission. Perplexity denies the allegations and states it responded to outreach from News Corp before the lawsuit was filed.
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The AI system generated false legal citations that were included in a court filing, misleading the court and opposing counsel.
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Allstate proposed an auto insurance rate adjustment plan in Maryland using a retention model algorithm that varied premium changes based on existing premiums. The algorithm would have increased rates up to 20% for customers already paying the highest premiums while capping increases at 5% for others, and would have denied meaningful discounts to thousands owed reductions. The Maryland Insurance Administration rejected the plan as discriminatory, but Allstate claims it was withdrawn and has continued proposing similar models elsewhere. The proposal never took effect in Maryland.
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The AI generated nonexistent case citations that were filed in court, misleading the court and opposing counsel.
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The AI generated fake legal citations that were included in a court filing, misleading the court and opposing counsel.
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A software glitch in RepricerExpress's automated repricing system caused products sold by Amazon sellers to be priced at 1p, leading to significant financial losses for the sellers. RepricerExpress apologised but did not offer compensation, while Amazon said it had reached out to affected sellers but many reported no response. Some sellers have instructed lawyers to take legal action against RepricerExpress and Amazon.
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Condé Nast, the media conglomerate, sent a cease-and-desist letter to AI search startup Perplexity, accusing it of plagiarism for using content from its publications in AI-generated responses without permission. The letter demands that Perplexity stop using the content. Perplexity has been criticized for ignoring robots.txt and scraping content. The incident highlights ongoing tensions between publishers and AI companies over unauthorized use of content.
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On June 30, 2025, security researchers discovered a vulnerability in Paradox's test account that allowed access to chat interaction records. The researchers viewed five candidates' personal information including names, email addresses, phone numbers, and IP addresses. Paradox fixed the issue within hours and stated that no data was leaked publicly. The company has since implemented new security measures.
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Tesla is facing numerous lawsuits over its Autopilot driver assistance system, which has been involved in accidents. Internal data leaked to Handelsblatt suggests the company has larger technical problems than previously known. The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating. Tesla has dismissed the data leak as theft.
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Citizens Advice conducted exploratory research into car insurance pricing and found that people of colour may be paying £250 more per year than White people. The research suggests that areas with large communities of colour may be identified as more risky by algorithms, even when objective risk factors are controlled. Citizens Advice has called on the Financial Conduct Authority to investigate the issue.
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Cindy Picos was dropped by her home insurer after the company used aerial photos to assess her roof. The insurer refused to let her see the photos, and she believes her roof is in fine shape. The incident highlights the growing use of drones and aerial imagery by insurers to inspect properties without in-person visits.
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DeFi lending protocol Moonwell lost $1.78 million after an oracle pricing error in smart contract code partially written by Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 model. The error valued cbETH at approximately $1.12 per token instead of its actual market price of nearly $2,200, triggering instant liquidations. Moonwell contained the issue by reducing the cbETH borrow cap, but users suffered catastrophic losses. The incident has sparked debate about the risks of AI-generated code in smart contracts.
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Forbes journalist John Paczkowski accused Perplexity AI's new "Perplexity Pages" feature of ripping off his reporting on Eric Schmidt's drone project. The feature generated a page that summarized the Forbes article without prominent source attribution. Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas acknowledged the issue and said the feature would be improved.
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The AI generated a court filing containing non-existent legal cases, misleading the court and opposing counsel.
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