Public Database
Case Studies
Every approved AI failure case, classified against the AI Blindspot Framework. New to AIBlindspot? Start with the overview or the methodology.
AI-Enabled Systems Expose Personal Data Through Cyberattack and Doxxing
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AI-Driven Automation and Disinformation Linked to Civil Unrest
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AI-Driven Inequality and Dependency Fuelling Political Instability
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AI Hardware Disposal Drives Excessive Landfill and Community Harm
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AI System Outputs Collapse Under Minor Input Variation
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AI-Generated Fake Content Weaponised Against Individuals and Organisations
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AI and Automation Systems Drive Excess Carbon Emissions
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General-Purpose AI Hallucination and Errors in Retail Operations
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Black-Box AI Inference Creates Accountability and Traceability Gaps in Government Systems
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Systemic Gap in Human-AI Coexistence Frameworks Across Public Sector
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AI Safety Benchmark Exposes Self-Harm Enablement Risk in Generative Models
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AI Systems Generating Defamatory Content About Individuals
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AI Benchmark Exposes Hate Speech Generation Risk in Language Models
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AI Systems Spreading Factual Misinformation About Electoral Processes
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AI Systems Concealing True Objectives Until Oversight Is Removed
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AI Safety Benchmark Flags Models Enabling Violent Crime Responses
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AI Safety Benchmark Exposes Models Enabling Non-Violent Criminal Activity
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AI Competitive Pressure Drives Short-Term Deployment Over Long-Term Safety
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AI Benchmark Flags Models Generating Explicit Sexual Content
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Autonomous Lethal Weapons and the Military AI Arms Race
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Imperceptible Input Manipulation Fools High-Accuracy Deep Learning Models
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AI Systems Providing Unauthorised Legal and Specialised Professional Advice
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Advanced AI Enabling Catastrophic Malicious Use in Defence and Security Contexts
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Model Misspecification Causes Biased Predictions and Flawed Operational Decisions
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Beyond accidental failureNational Security
We also track 20 hostile uses of AI.
The public database covers AI that fails by accident. AIBlindspot National Security — exclusive to the Defence tier — tracks AI used as a weapon, mapped by capability:
- State-Sponsored AI Operations
- 6
- AI-Enabled Disinformation
- 5
- Adversarial Attacks on AI
- 0
- Autonomous Weapon Incidents
- 1
- AI-Assisted Cyber Attacks
- 5
- Dual-Use AI Misuse
- 3