Description: A hunter in Idaho was reportedly cited for hunting a day early after relying on an AI-generated search result that misrepresented state regulations, pulling information from a failed proposal. Wildlife agencies in Idaho, Wyoming, Illinois, and Maine later warned of similar AI errors.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Google and Google AI Overviews developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed Wyoming Game and Fish Department , Unnamed hunter in Idaho , State wildlife agencies , Hunters , Epistemic integrity and Idaho Fish and Game.
Alleged implicated AI system: Google AI Overviews
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1251
Report Count
3
Incident Date
2025-10-15
Editors
Daniel Atherton
Incident Reports
Reports Timeline
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idfg-rphillips, Idaho Fish and Game post-incident response
Are you new school, cutting edge, and tech savvy? Beware, it could cost you a ticket if you’re getting your Idaho Fish and Game season dates and regulations from AI or search engine results. It’s better to be old school and check the printe…
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Amanda Fry, Wyoming Game and Fish Department post-incident response
CHEYENNE --- The Wyoming Game and Fish Department would like to remind the public to refer to the agency website, regulations, and official resources when researching information for Game and Fish. Recently, a number of inaccurate AI-genera…
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There is at least one thing artificial intelligence is not ready to replace.
The humble hunting regulation booklet.
Earlier this month, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game issued a warning to hunters that they should not rely on AI to int…
Variants
A "variant" is an AI incident similar to a known case—it has the same causes, harms, and AI system. Instead of listing it separately, we group it under the first reported incident. Unlike other incidents, variants do not need to have been reported outside the AIID. Learn more from the research paper.
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