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.
Public chatbot generates verbally abusive content targeting users or groups
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Voice Recognition Systems Fail Marginalised Users, Forcing Identity Compromise
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Algorithmic Systems Deliver Degraded Service to Minority User Groups
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Algorithmic Mistranslation Causes Inequitable Loss of Educational Service
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Algorithmic Systems Degrading Interpersonal and Community Relations
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Algorithmic Systems Cause Emotional Harm Through Exploitative Behavioural Design
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Algorithmic Systems Infer and Disclose Private Personal Data Without Consent
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Generative AI Systems Driving Unquantified Environmental and Ecosystem Harm
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Algorithmic Systems Driving Labour Exploitation and Macroeconomic Instability
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Generative AI Systems Spreading False Beliefs and Causing Public Panic
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Malicious AI Use: Deepfakes, Cyber Attacks and Surveillance Risks
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Deepfake Generation Enables Non-Consensual Identity Exploitation
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Opaque AI Decision-Making Undermines Public Sector Accountability
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AI Systems Infringing Individual Privacy Through Data Collection and Inference
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Civilisational Risk From Misaligned or Misused Advanced AI Systems
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AI System Performance and Robustness Failures in Pre-Deployment Risk Disclosure
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High Capital Costs of Generative AI Restrict Market Access and Transparency
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Generative AI Systems Amplify Harm to Marginalised Groups
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Generative AI Systems Concentrating Authoritative Power
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Generative AI Erodes Public Trust in Media and Human-Produced Content
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Generative AI Displaces Creative and Cognitive Labour Without Adequate Oversight
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Adversarial Attacks Expose Structural Weaknesses in Safety-Critical AI Models
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Opaque AI Decision-Making Undermines Accountability in Government Systems
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Complex Operating Environments Expose Unmodelled AI Failure Modes
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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