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AUTO PARTS FAIL
A robot used for fetching auto parts in a car plant grabs man, with fatal consequences
Adult content filtering software fails to remove inappropriate content
A robot beauty panel is deemed racist for selecting all white winners
Vehicle on auto-pilot involved in fatal collision
AI designed to converse with users on social media becomes verbally abusive
Russian robot IR77 manages to escape its testing facility, wandering into traffic and causing traffic chaos when its battery fails in front of a bus
Self-driving taxi strikes pedestrian with fatal consequences
A major bank’s voice ID system for accessing account information is tricked by voice imitator
Two virtual home assistants, Vladimir and Estragon, start arguing like a married couple within days of being placed next to each other – streamed by Twitch. Millions tune in to hear them argue
Vehicle engages in auto-pilot, crashes into concrete divider
Multiple home voice-controlled speakers secretly turn on, recording thousands of minutes of audio of owners
Self-driving bus in Las Vegas crashes on day one
Face ID is cracked with 3D-printed mask
Chatbots Alice and Bob shut down after inventing their own language
Glitch causes virtual assistant to spontaneously laugh out loud for many clients
Car crashes into a police car, making it the third car in autopilot that has crashed into a stationery emergency vehicle in 2018
Study finds commercial AI systems for facial recognition fail women and darker-skinned people
Man is fired by a machine after his boss forgets to renew his paperwork
AI fails to predict who wins the 2018 World Cup
Smart appliance robot Cloi appears to have stage-fright on stage at its grand unveiling in Las Vegas, by not responding
Major platform’s messaging app sends racist emojis
Self-driving taxi in Arizona has fatal strike with pedestrian
ADULT CONTENT FAIL
BEAUTY PANEL FAIL
SOCIAL MEDIA FAIL
ESCAPED ROBOT FAIL
TAXI FAIL
TAXI FAIL
DEBUT FAIL
VIRTUAL ASSISTANT FAIL
FACIAL RECOGNITION FAIL
YOU'RE FIRED FAIL
PREDICTION FAIL
VOICE RECOGNITION FAIL
ROBOT SQUABBLE
AUTO-PILOT FAIL
AUTO-PILOT FAIL
EAVESDROPPING FAIL
FIRST DAY FAIL
FACIAL RECOGNITION FAIL
CHATBOT FAIL
INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGING FAIL
AI has the power to transform businesses and our lives. But robots can also go rogue.
Since 2015, more and more AI failures have been drawing worldwide attention.
AUTO-PILOT FAIL
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