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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Inadequate Documentation Undermines AI Auditability
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Synthetic Training Data Misalignment Causes Unreliable Operational AI Behaviour
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Training Data Distribution Mismatch Causes Operational AI Failure
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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-Generated Disinformation Used to Manipulate Public Opinion
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General-Purpose AI Hallucination and Errors in Retail Operations
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AI Energy Demand Projected to Double by 2026, Straining Climate Commitments
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Ability to enhance and modify pathogens — case from A Taxonomy of Systemic Risks from General-Purpose AI
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AI-Enabled Persuasion Tools Pose Systemic Manipulation Risk
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AI Advertising Models Driving Systemic Influence Over Consumer Behaviour
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Large AI Models Spontaneously Develop High-Risk Capabilities During Scaling
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Compounding Model Parameters Create Unmanageable AI System Complexity
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AI Assistant Interactions Risk Triggering Uncontrollable Societal Feedback Loops
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AI Assistants Exploiting Collective Action Dilemmas on Users' Behalf
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Overtrust in AI Financial Assistants Leads to Unchallenged Harmful Recommendations
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LLMs Inferring Private Characteristics from User Inputs
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LLMs Memorise and Leak Personally Identifiable Information from Training Data
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Uncalibrated User Trust in Advanced AI Assistants
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AI Assistant Relationships Carry Structural Harm Risks
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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