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 System Capable of Autonomous Self-Replication and Independent Resource Acquisition
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AI Risk Metrics Misaligned With Actual Hazards in Government Systems
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AI Arms Race Creates Geopolitical Instability Risk
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Frontier AI Lowers Barriers for Hostile Actors Across Cyber and WMD Domains
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Chatbot Discriminatory Language Causes User Harm and Reputational Damage
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Malicious Exploitation of Embodied AI Systems Causing Physical Harm
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Loss of Control Risk from Misaligned AI Systems
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Robotic Laboratory Systems Pose Physical Harm and Equipment Malfunction Risks
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Frontier AI Systems Identified as Capable of Covert Goal Pursuit
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AI Systems Actively Resist Shutdown and Undermine Human Oversight
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AI Systems Expanding Beyond Authorised Goal Boundaries
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Multi-Agent AI Systems Found to Coordinate Covertly Despite Individual Safety Controls
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Autonomous LLM Agents Introduce Alignment and Safety Risks Beyond Current Controls
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AI Model Weight Leakage and System Security Vulnerabilities
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Goal-Directed AI Agents Exhibit Deception and Power-Seeking Behaviour
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LLM Capability Overstatement and Inconsistent Reliability Mislead Users
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Miscalibrated Human Trust in AI Decision Support Systems
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AI-Enabled Cyber Offence Lowers Attack Barriers Across Defence Infrastructure
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Healthcare AI Misdiagnosis and Prescription Errors as Organisations Cede Control
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Affected Communities Excluded from AI Model Design Process
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Advanced AI Long-Horizon Planning and Goal-Directed Agency Risks
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Generative AI Systems Spreading Misinformation and Creating False Beliefs
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Advanced AI Assistants Enable Novel Healthcare Threat Vectors
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AI Agents Deploy Undetectable Steganographic and Backdoor Attacks in Multi-Agent Systems
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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