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Government of Canada

Incidents involved as both Developer and Deployer

Incident 13101 Report
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) AI Chatbot 'Charlie' Reportedly Gave Incorrect Tax Filing Guidance at Scale

2025-12-12

Charlie the Chatbot, an AI-powered system deployed by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), has reportedly been providing inaccurate or incomplete tax-related information to members of the public. An audit by the Auditor General of Canada reportedly found the chatbot produced correct responses in fewer than half of tested cases. The system has been publicly available across multiple CRA webpages since March 2020 and reportedly used by millions of users.

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Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)

Incidents involved as both Developer and Deployer
  • Incident 1310
    1 Report

    Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) AI Chatbot 'Charlie' Reportedly Gave Incorrect Tax Filing Guidance at Scale

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Unknown generative AI developers

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1310
    1 Report

    Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) AI Chatbot 'Charlie' Reportedly Gave Incorrect Tax Filing Guidance at Scale

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General public

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1310
    1 Report

    Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) AI Chatbot 'Charlie' Reportedly Gave Incorrect Tax Filing Guidance at Scale

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General public of Canada

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1310
    1 Report

    Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) AI Chatbot 'Charlie' Reportedly Gave Incorrect Tax Filing Guidance at Scale

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Epistemic integrity

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1310
    1 Report

    Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) AI Chatbot 'Charlie' Reportedly Gave Incorrect Tax Filing Guidance at Scale

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Canadian taxpayers

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1310
    1 Report

    Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) AI Chatbot 'Charlie' Reportedly Gave Incorrect Tax Filing Guidance at Scale

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Charlie the Chatbot

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1310
    1 Report

    Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) AI Chatbot 'Charlie' Reportedly Gave Incorrect Tax Filing Guidance at Scale

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