Chatbots
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Incident 7644 Report
Cody Enterprise Reporter Resigns After Admitting to AI-Generated Fake Quotes
2024-06-26
A reporter at the Cody Enterprise used AI to generate fake quotes and stories, including fabricating statements from Wyoming’s governor and other officials. The misuse of AI was uncovered when another journalist noticed robotic phrases and false information in the articles. The reporter resigned, and the newspaper is now implementing policies to prevent future incidents.
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Incident 5135 Report
ChatGPT Reportedly Banned by Italian Authority Due to OpenAI's Purported Lack of Legal Basis for Data Collection and Age Verification
2023-03-31
Italy's data protection authority is reported to have temporarily limited OpenAI's processing of Italian users' data after alleging that ChatGPT lacked adequate notice and legal basis for large-scale personal data collection and processing used to train the system. The authority also cited a March 2023 data breach, possible processing of inaccurate personal data, and the absence of age-verification safeguards for children.
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AI Romance Apps Reportedly Compromise User Privacy for Data Harvesting
2024-02-14
AI-powered romantic chatbots, marketed for enhancing mental health, are found to exploit user privacy by harvesting sensitive personal information for data sharing and targeted ads, with inadequate security measures and consent protocols, according to research by the Mozilla Foundation.
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Microsoft Reportedly Blocks 1.6 Million Bot Signup Attempts Per Hour Amid Global AI-Driven Fraud Surge
2025-04-16
Between April 2024 and April 2025, Microsoft reportedly blocked 1.6 million bot signups per hour and disrupted $4 billion in fraud attempts linked to AI-enhanced scams. The company's Cyber Signals report details how generative AI is being used to fabricate realistic e-commerce sites, job offers, customer service bots, and phishing lures. Fraud actors now automate mass-deceptive campaigns with fake reviews, deepfakes, and cloned brand domains at unprecedented scale and speed.
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GPT-2 Reportedly Reproduced Personal Data from Its Training Data
2019-02-14
OpenAI's GPT-2 reportedly memorized and reproduced portions of its training data, including personal information such as names, email addresses, social media handles, and phone numbers. Researchers raised concerns that large language models could expose private or sensitive information when trained on web-scale datasets containing personal data.
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OpenAI
Incidents involved as both Developer and Deployer
- Incident 5135 Reports
ChatGPT Reportedly Banned by Italian Authority Due to OpenAI's Purported Lack of Legal Basis for Data Collection and Age Verification
- Incident 3573 Reports
GPT-2 Reportedly Reproduced Personal Data from Its Training Data
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Replika
Incidents involved as both Developer and Deployer
- Incident 6365 Reports
AI Romance Apps Reportedly Compromise User Privacy for Data Harvesting
- Incident 4911 Report
Replika's AI Experience Reportedly Lacked Protection for Minors, Resulting in Data Ban