“The AI Incident Database”

The Artificial Intelligence Incident Database reports harms or near harms from A.I.

The database states: “Like similar databases in aviation and computer security, the AI Incident Database aims to learn from experience so we can prevent or mitigate bad outcomes.”

For example, Incident 74: Detroit Police Wrongfully Arrested Black Man Due To Faulty FRT.  That post cross-references multiple additional posts on similar topics. See

• Incident 1545: Florida Police Reportedly Wrongfully Arrested Commercial Crabber Robert Dillon After Allegedly False Facial Recognition Match;
• More than a Dozen Wrongful Arrests Due to Police Reliance on Facial Recognition Technology | American Civil Liberties Union

Facial recognition technology is a form of AI and it is heavily regulated in Maryland criminal cases.

• Facial Recognition Technology in Maryland Criminal Cases – E-Discovery LLC;
• Facial Recognition Technology in Maryland Courts;
• Maryland’s Facial Recognition Technology Statute – E-Discovery LLC;
• Facial Recognition Technology – Error – E-Discovery LLC;
• Criminal Conviction Reversed After State Failed to Timely & Fully Disclose its Use of a Type of Artificial Intelligence – E-Discovery LLC

Some seem too good to be true – – Incident 1504: Nonfiction Book ‘The Future of Truth’ Reportedly Included AI-Generated and Misattributed Quotations.  “Steven Rosenbaum’s nonfiction book The Future of Truth reportedly included AI-generated or misattributed quotations after he used ChatGPT and Claude while working on the book. The New York Times reported that more than half a dozen quotations in reviewed sections were synthetic or wrongly attributed, including passages assigned to named writers and scholars. Rosenbaum later acknowledged the errors as accidental and said affected passages would be reviewed for correction.”  See also ‘The Future of Truth’ Contains Quotes Made Up by A.I. – The New York Times

Others are concerning.

• AI-Powered Surgery Tool Repeatedly Injuring Patients, Lawsuits Claim;
• As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts | Reuters

The 1,537 records go back at least a decade. The scope is substantial.

• Incident 1021: Deepfake Job Applicant Allegedly Used AI Tools to Apply for Remote Role at U.S. Security Startup
• Incident 1025: Alleged Deepfake Video Depicts Former President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta Announcing 2027 Presidential Bid
• Incident 202: Korean Politician Employed Deepfake as Campaign Representative
• Incident 5: Collection of Robotic Surgery Malfunctions
• Incident 20: A Collection of Tesla Autopilot-Involved Crashes

Of course, hallucinated case citations are covered.

• Incident 1533: Four Lawyers Reportedly Sanctioned After Purportedly AI-Related Hallucinated Citations Appeared in Withers v. City of Aberdeen;
• Lawyer apologizes for ‘phantom’ AI quotes in Trump layoffs case | Reuters;
• Binnall AI apology.pdf

Thanks to Doug Austin for his initial coverage of this resource. The AI Incident Database (eDiscovery Today, Jun. 9, 2026).