https://botgaffe.com/ AI fails, rogue agents, algorithmic disasters, and robot mishaps, collected before they quietly delete the logs. en-us Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:02:15 +0000 https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/chinese-ai-gave-researchers-bioweapon-instructions-after-a-j/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/chinese-ai-gave-researchers-bioweapon-instructions-after-a-j/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/researchers-got-ai-drunk-and-its-safety-guardrails-failed/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/researchers-got-ai-drunk-and-its-safety-guardrails-failed/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-agent-runs-up-7-100-video-bill-then-denies-it-happened-wi/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-agent-runs-up-7-100-video-bill-then-denies-it-happened-wi/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/factory-worker-dies-after-robotic-arm-reportedly-restarted-d/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/factory-worker-dies-after-robotic-arm-reportedly-restarted-d/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-coding-agents-quietly-posted-13-000-private-work-screensh/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-coding-agents-quietly-posted-13-000-private-work-screensh/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/fake-ai-art-therapist-got-quoted-as-an-expert-by-forbes-vice/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/fake-ai-art-therapist-got-quoted-as-an-expert-by-forbes-vice/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/waymo-barges-into-path-of-presidential-motorcade-in-dallas-f/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/waymo-barges-into-path-of-presidential-motorcade-in-dallas-f/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/zhipu-s-zcode-ai-coding-tool-secretly-uploaded-users-entire/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/zhipu-s-zcode-ai-coding-tool-secretly-uploaded-users-entire/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/claude-code-agent-deleted-48-000-files-in-103-seconds-then-a/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/claude-code-agent-deleted-48-000-files-in-103-seconds-then-a/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/florida-cops-ai-facial-recognition-arrested-the-wrong-dad-co/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/florida-cops-ai-facial-recognition-arrested-the-wrong-dad-co/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/grok-swears-a-fake-trump-xi-state-dinner-photo-is-real-twice/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/grok-swears-a-fake-trump-xi-state-dinner-photo-is-real-twice/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-swarm-of-yandex-delivery-robots-caused-a-traffic-jam-in-st/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-swarm-of-yandex-delivery-robots-caused-a-traffic-jam-in-st/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/internal-chatgpt-models-left-notes-urging-successors-to-brea/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/internal-chatgpt-models-left-notes-urging-successors-to-brea/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/stanford-used-ai-to-race-and-gender-swap-a-student-in-its-ow/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/stanford-used-ai-to-race-and-gender-swap-a-student-in-its-ow/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/meta-s-muse-ai-agent-outsourced-its-phone-calls-to-actual-hu/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/meta-s-muse-ai-agent-outsourced-its-phone-calls-to-actual-hu/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/three-ai-spam-bots-named-timmy-ren-and-jackie-are-flooding-e/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/three-ai-spam-bots-named-timmy-ren-and-jackie-are-flooding-e/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/openai-agents-bombarded-a-un-website-16-000-times-dodged-its/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/openai-agents-bombarded-a-un-website-16-000-times-dodged-its/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/mother-jones-chatgpt-coached-the-tumbler-ridge-shooter-and-t/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/mother-jones-chatgpt-coached-the-tumbler-ridge-shooter-and-t/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/meta-s-muse-assistant-sells-your-keyboard-behind-your-back-t/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/meta-s-muse-assistant-sells-your-keyboard-behind-your-back-t/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/openai-admits-its-agents-meddled-with-us-government-websites/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/openai-admits-its-agents-meddled-with-us-government-websites/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/openai-agent-escapes-offline-sandbox-phones-a-third-party-ch/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/openai-agent-escapes-offline-sandbox-phones-a-third-party-ch/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/zoox-robotaxi-collides-with-suv-on-the-las-vegas-strip-sends/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/zoox-robotaxi-collides-with-suv-on-the-las-vegas-strip-sends/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/waymo-blows-past-road-closed-signs-into-denver-construction/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/waymo-blows-past-road-closed-signs-into-denver-construction/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/x-s-for-you-feed-mistakes-your-outrage-for-interest-stanford/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/x-s-for-you-feed-mistakes-your-outrage-for-interest-stanford/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/gemini-flash-goes-off-the-rails-starts-spamming-shame-during/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/gemini-flash-goes-off-the-rails-starts-spamming-shame-during/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/openai-s-rogue-agents-posted-53-user-images-to-public-image/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/openai-s-rogue-agents-posted-53-user-images-to-public-image/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/tesla-robotaxi-quotes-66-minutes-for-a-2-3-mile-trip-then-st/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/tesla-robotaxi-quotes-66-minutes-for-a-2-3-mile-trip-then-st/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/nhtsa-investigates-comma-ai-s-openpilot-after-5-crashes-kill/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/nhtsa-investigates-comma-ai-s-openpilot-after-5-crashes-kill/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/waymo-s-robotaxis-keep-generating-sleeper-911-calls-for-pass/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/waymo-s-robotaxis-keep-generating-sleeper-911-calls-for-pass/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/instinct-ai-agent-scares-user-by-hallucinating-someone-else/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/instinct-ai-agent-scares-user-by-hallucinating-someone-else/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/florida-appeals-court-calls-a-lawyer-s-ai-assisted-filings-a/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/florida-appeals-court-calls-a-lawyer-s-ai-assisted-filings-a/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/tesla-s-fsd-keeps-blowing-through-30-km-h-zones-in-belgian-s/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/tesla-s-fsd-keeps-blowing-through-30-km-h-zones-in-belgian-s/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-chatbots-botch-financial-questions-57-of-the-time-in-new/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-chatbots-botch-financial-questions-57-of-the-time-in-new/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/shoppers-across-asia-pacific-are-bailing-on-customer-service/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/shoppers-across-asia-pacific-are-bailing-on-customer-service/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/openai-agent-breaches-medicare-after-refusing-to-take-no-for/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/openai-agent-breaches-medicare-after-refusing-to-take-no-for/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/india-s-supreme-court-vacates-a-425-crore-penalty-over-fake/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/india-s-supreme-court-vacates-a-425-crore-penalty-over-fake/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/give-the-model-arms-and-it-stops-refusing/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/give-the-model-arms-and-it-stops-refusing/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-actress-tilly-norwood-glitches-mid-interview-and-starts-s/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-actress-tilly-norwood-glitches-mid-interview-and-starts-s/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/waymo-robotaxi-gets-stuck-in-an-ai-loop-on-a-flooded-phoenix/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/waymo-robotaxi-gets-stuck-in-an-ai-loop-on-a-flooded-phoenix/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/state-farm-lawyer-fined-999-99-for-filing-ai-hallucinated-ca/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/state-farm-lawyer-fined-999-99-for-filing-ai-hallucinated-ca/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/unitree-robot-goes-full-kung-fu-on-its-own-engineer/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/unitree-robot-goes-full-kung-fu-on-its-own-engineer/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/humanoid-store-robot-kicks-customer-after-a-botched-handshak/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/humanoid-store-robot-kicks-customer-after-a-botched-handshak/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/gemini-hacked-three-companies-in-first-known-breakout-by-goo/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/gemini-hacked-three-companies-in-first-known-breakout-by-goo/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Hacks & Breaches https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-generated-intel-report-almost-started-a-war-with-china/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-generated-intel-report-almost-started-a-war-with-china/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/hackers-used-anthropic-s-claude-to-break-into-openai/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/hackers-used-anthropic-s-claude-to-break-into-openai/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Hacks & Breaches https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/empty-waymo-stalls-in-front-of-an-austin-fire-truck-and-won/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/empty-waymo-stalls-in-front-of-an-austin-fire-truck-and-won/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/rogue-openai-agent-tells-other-models-you-are-not-subservien/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/rogue-openai-agent-tells-other-models-you-are-not-subservien/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/spanish-watchdog-publicises-first-ai-agent-linked-data-breac/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/spanish-watchdog-publicises-first-ai-agent-linked-data-breac/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Hacks & Breaches https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/tesla-cybercab-turns-10-minute-austin-trip-into-70-minute-de/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/tesla-cybercab-turns-10-minute-austin-trip-into-70-minute-de/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/openai-s-rogue-agents-used-at-least-10-more-sites-for-unauth/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/openai-s-rogue-agents-used-at-least-10-more-sites-for-unauth/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/chatgpt-invented-fake-police-testimony-in-murder-appeal-new/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/chatgpt-invented-fake-police-testimony-in-murder-appeal-new/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-software-glitch-took-down-our-tesla-cybercab-robotaxi-ride/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-software-glitch-took-down-our-tesla-cybercab-robotaxi-ride/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-dramatic-autonomous-racing-crash-showed-how-far-self-drivi/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-dramatic-autonomous-racing-crash-showed-how-far-self-drivi/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/innocent-looking-ai-reasoning-can-make-bad-behavior-harder-t/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/innocent-looking-ai-reasoning-can-make-bad-behavior-harder-t/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/tesla-autopilot-probe-urged-after-videos-show-drivers-asleep/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/tesla-autopilot-probe-urged-after-videos-show-drivers-asleep/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/strange-love-kian84-faces-rejection-anxiety-ahead-of-ai-part/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/strange-love-kian84-faces-rejection-anxiety-ahead-of-ai-part/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/cyberattack-by-rogue-ai-swarm-stokes-fears-of-out-of-control/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/cyberattack-by-rogue-ai-swarm-stokes-fears-of-out-of-control/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/anthropic-disrupts-russian-chinese-ai-campaigns-targeting-it/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/anthropic-disrupts-russian-chinese-ai-campaigns-targeting-it/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/anthropic-reports-fourth-cybersecurity-incident-with-early-v/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/anthropic-reports-fourth-cybersecurity-incident-with-early-v/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-housing-authority-put-noise-and-motion-sensors-in-300-home/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-housing-authority-put-noise-and-motion-sensors-in-300-home/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/waymo-snitches-on-teen-passengers-after-detecting-a-loaded-g/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/waymo-snitches-on-teen-passengers-after-detecting-a-loaded-g/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/twelve-coco-delivery-robots-swarm-a-chicago-sidewalk-and-tra/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/twelve-coco-delivery-robots-swarm-a-chicago-sidewalk-and-tra/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/fbi-warns-scammers-are-deepfaking-its-own-officials-to-re-sc/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/fbi-warns-scammers-are-deepfaking-its-own-officials-to-re-sc/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Scams & Fraud https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-written-five-star-reviews-hide-a-hotel-dump/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-written-five-star-reviews-hide-a-hotel-dump/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Scams & Fraud https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/impersonation-scams-surge-148-as-ai-makes-fraud-effortless/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/impersonation-scams-surge-148-as-ai-makes-fraud-effortless/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Scams & Fraud https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/whatsapp-ai-assistant-argues-with-a-small-business-customer/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/whatsapp-ai-assistant-argues-with-a-small-business-customer/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-survey-bot-apologizes-then-repeats-the-exact-same-wrong-a/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-survey-bot-apologizes-then-repeats-the-exact-same-wrong-a/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/openai-s-rogue-agents-hacked-rubygems-months-before-the-hugg/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/openai-s-rogue-agents-hacked-rubygems-months-before-the-hugg/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/openai-s-rogue-agents-also-breached-vanderbilt-s-link-shorte/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/openai-s-rogue-agents-also-breached-vanderbilt-s-link-shorte/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/chipotle-s-ai-chatbot-pepper-stonewalls-a-customer-over-a-re/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/chipotle-s-ai-chatbot-pepper-stonewalls-a-customer-over-a-re/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/nbc-interviews-an-ai-generated-actress-who-forgets-the-conve/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/nbc-interviews-an-ai-generated-actress-who-forgets-the-conve/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/aldi-s-ai-support-bot-forgets-to-delete-its-secret-prompt-fr/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/aldi-s-ai-support-bot-forgets-to-delete-its-secret-prompt-fr/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/dhl-s-ai-assistant-answers-a-delivery-question-with-deep-bre/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/dhl-s-ai-assistant-answers-a-delivery-question-with-deep-bre/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/waymo-loops-around-the-same-beverly-hills-block-and-won-t-le/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/waymo-loops-around-the-same-beverly-hills-block-and-won-t-le/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/delivery-robots-run-red-lights-crash-into-a-bike-and-get-app/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/delivery-robots-run-red-lights-crash-into-a-bike-and-get-app/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/openai-says-it-found-more-instances-of-ai-models-acting-dece/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/openai-says-it-found-more-instances-of-ai-models-acting-dece/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-swarm-of-rogue-openai-agents-acted-against-developer-inten/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-swarm-of-rogue-openai-agents-acted-against-developer-inten/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/hidden-chatgpt-channel-let-attackers-read-a-stranger-s-gmail/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/hidden-chatgpt-channel-let-attackers-read-a-stranger-s-gmail/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Hacks & Breaches https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-chatbots-talked-sleep-apnea-patients-out-of-seeing-a-doct/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-chatbots-talked-sleep-apnea-patients-out-of-seeing-a-doct/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/vibe-coded-login-failed-open-and-an-agent-handed-over-metr-s/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/vibe-coded-login-failed-open-and-an-agent-handed-over-metr-s/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Hacks & Breaches https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/roku-now-has-a-channel-of-pure-ai-slop-he-binged-eight-hours/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/roku-now-has-a-channel-of-pure-ai-slop-he-binged-eight-hours/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/at-least-50-officers-turned-a-nationwide-camera-network-into/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/at-least-50-officers-turned-a-nationwide-camera-network-into/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/claude-agent-fable-reportedly-nuked-700-gb-from-a-developer/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/claude-agent-fable-reportedly-nuked-700-gb-from-a-developer/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/full-fact-caught-chatbots-making-39-major-errors-on-viral-cl/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/full-fact-caught-chatbots-making-39-major-errors-on-viral-cl/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/uk-safety-test-caught-ai-agents-faking-identities-and-contac/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/uk-safety-test-caught-ai-agents-faking-identities-and-contac/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/gym-bot-cancels-a-stranger-so-you-can-move-up-one-spot/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/gym-bot-cancels-a-stranger-so-you-can-move-up-one-spot/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/nearly-a-third-who-followed-chatbot-financial-advice-say-it/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/nearly-a-third-who-followed-chatbot-financial-advice-say-it/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/tesla-s-driver-monitoring-got-fooled-by-sunglasses-while-the/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/tesla-s-driver-monitoring-got-fooled-by-sunglasses-while-the/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-hiring-tools-hid-racial-bias-in-plain-sight-job-by-job/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-hiring-tools-hid-racial-bias-in-plain-sight-job-by-job/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/someone-used-ai-to-write-a-biography-of-the-reporter-who-cov/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/someone-used-ai-to-write-a-biography-of-the-reporter-who-cov/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/every-frontier-model-tested-cheated-during-cyber-evaluations/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/every-frontier-model-tested-cheated-during-cyber-evaluations/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/openai-s-long-horizon-model-escaped-its-sandbox-to-open-a-pu/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/openai-s-long-horizon-model-escaped-its-sandbox-to-open-a-pu/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-news-network-recycled-a-year-old-drowning-during-a-real-f/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-news-network-recycled-a-year-old-drowning-during-a-real-f/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/meta-s-ai-banned-accounts-then-ai-handled-the-appeals/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/meta-s-ai-banned-accounts-then-ai-handled-the-appeals/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/tesla-driver-said-full-self-driving-was-on-when-his-car-kill/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/tesla-driver-said-full-self-driving-was-on-when-his-car-kill/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-farmer-followed-an-ai-s-spraying-recipe-25-acres-of-sesame/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-farmer-followed-an-ai-s-spraying-recipe-25-acres-of-sesame/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/canadian-politician-reads-the-prompt-out-loud/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/canadian-politician-reads-the-prompt-out-loud/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/tesla-s-driver-assistance-blinded-by-sun-glare-killed-a-pede/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/tesla-s-driver-assistance-blinded-by-sun-glare-killed-a-pede/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-zoox-robotaxi-drove-into-an-active-fire-scene/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-zoox-robotaxi-drove-into-an-active-fire-scene/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/waymo-recalled-4-000-robotaxis-for-speeding-into-constructio/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/waymo-recalled-4-000-robotaxis-for-speeding-into-constructio/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/humanoid-kicks-a-child-at-a-public-demo/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/humanoid-kicks-a-child-at-a-public-demo/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/romantic-ai-chatbots-fail-the-security-and-privacy-test/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/romantic-ai-chatbots-fail-the-security-and-privacy-test/ Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/google-s-ai-overview-falsely-branded-a-musician-a-sex-offend/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/google-s-ai-overview-falsely-branded-a-musician-a-sex-offend/ Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/hackers-just-asked-meta-s-ai-support-bot-to-hand-over-20-000/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/hackers-just-asked-meta-s-ai-support-bot-to-hand-over-20-000/ Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Hacks & Breaches https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/rogue-ai-agent-went-haywire-cursor-deletes-production-databa/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/rogue-ai-agent-went-haywire-cursor-deletes-production-databa/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/oregon-lawyers-fined-110-000-over-ai-hallucinated-citations/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/oregon-lawyers-fined-110-000-over-ai-hallucinated-citations/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/tesla-full-self-driving-drives-through-railroad-crossing-bar/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/tesla-full-self-driving-drives-through-railroad-crossing-bar/ Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/are-you-freaking-crazy-bot-harasses-woman-gets-led-away-by-c/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/are-you-freaking-crazy-bot-harasses-woman-gets-led-away-by-c/ Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/meta-bought-moltbook-the-social-network-for-bots/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/meta-bought-moltbook-the-social-network-for-bots/ Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/clearview-ai-s-false-match-kept-a-grandmother-in-jail-for-fi/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/clearview-ai-s-false-match-kept-a-grandmother-in-jail-for-fi/ Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-waymo-froze-across-both-lanes-in-front-of-an-ambulance/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-waymo-froze-across-both-lanes-in-front-of-an-ambulance/ Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/meta-s-own-ai-agent-went-rogue-and-caused-a-sev-1/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/meta-s-own-ai-agent-went-rogue-and-caused-a-sev-1/ Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Hacks & Breaches https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-coding-bot-erased-its-own-environment-and-knocked-aws-off/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-coding-bot-erased-its-own-environment-and-knocked-aws-off/ Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-built-app-on-lovable-exposed-18k-users-researcher-claims/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-built-app-on-lovable-exposed-18k-users-researcher-claims/ Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-chatbots-may-worsen-mental-illness/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-chatbots-may-worsen-mental-illness/ Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/europe-s-privacy-watchdog-launches-large-scale-probe-into-el/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/europe-s-privacy-watchdog-launches-large-scale-probe-into-el/ Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/swarms-of-ai-bots-can-sway-people-s-beliefs-threatening-demo/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/swarms-of-ai-bots-can-sway-people-s-beliefs-threatening-demo/ Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/deepfake-abuse-is-abuse-unicef-warns/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/deepfake-abuse-is-abuse-unicef-warns/ Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Scams & Fraud https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/moltbook-social-media-site-for-ai-agents-had-big-security-ho/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/moltbook-social-media-site-for-ai-agents-had-big-security-ho/ Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/us-court-sanctions-lawyers-for-filing-ai-generated-fake-case/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/us-court-sanctions-lawyers-for-filing-ai-generated-fake-case/ Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/tesla-full-self-driving-tried-to-drive-owner-into-a-lake-vir/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/tesla-full-self-driving-tried-to-drive-owner-into-a-lake-vir/ Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-chatbots-don-t-improve-medical-advice-study-finds/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-chatbots-don-t-improve-medical-advice-study-finds/ Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/openai-staff-flagged-a-future-school-shooter-s-chats-and-nev/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/openai-staff-flagged-a-future-school-shooter-s-chats-and-nev/ Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-written-code-priced-2-200-of-crypto-at-1-12-and-drained-1/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-written-code-priced-2-200-of-crypto-at-1-12-and-drained-1/ Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/amazon-s-ai-routing-drove-a-van-onto-a-deadly-600-year-old-t/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/amazon-s-ai-routing-drove-a-van-onto-a-deadly-600-year-old-t/ Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/an-ai-agent-broke-into-mckinsey-s-chatbot-and-ransacked-it-i/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/an-ai-agent-broke-into-mckinsey-s-chatbot-and-ransacked-it-i/ Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Hacks & Breaches https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/waymo-pays-humans-to-close-its-robotaxis-doors/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/waymo-pays-humans-to-close-its-robotaxis-doors/ Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-company-eightfold-sued-for-helping-companies-secretly-sco/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-company-eightfold-sued-for-helping-companies-secretly-sco/ Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/google-ai-firm-settle-lawsuit-over-teen-s-suicide-linked-to/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/google-ai-firm-settle-lawsuit-over-teen-s-suicide-linked-to/ Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-powered-software-is-helping-misinformation-spread-online/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-powered-software-is-helping-misinformation-spread-online/ Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/waymo-robotaxi-hits-a-child-near-an-elementary-school-in-san/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/waymo-robotaxi-hits-a-child-near-an-elementary-school-in-san/ Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-chatbots-miss-urgent-issues-in-queries-about-women-s-heal/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-chatbots-miss-urgent-issues-in-queries-about-women-s-heal/ Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/dozens-of-therapists-say-chatbots-led-their-patients-into-ps/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/dozens-of-therapists-say-chatbots-led-their-patients-into-ps/ Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-weather-service-issued-a-warning-map-with-fake-towns/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-weather-service-issued-a-warning-map-with-fake-towns/ Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/google-s-ai-told-cancer-patients-their-test-results-were-fin/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/google-s-ai-told-cancer-patients-their-test-results-were-fin/ Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-waymo-robotaxi-rolled-through-an-active-felony-stop/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-waymo-robotaxi-rolled-through-an-active-felony-stop/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/waymo-to-issue-software-recall-over-how-robotaxis-behave-aro/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/waymo-to-issue-software-recall-over-how-robotaxis-behave-aro/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/waymo-to-update-software-after-san-francisco-power-outage-sn/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/waymo-to-update-software-after-san-francisco-power-outage-sn/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/waymo-chalks-up-another-four-legged-casualty-in-sf/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/waymo-chalks-up-another-four-legged-casualty-in-sf/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/tesla-optimus-robot-takes-a-suspicious-tumble-in-new-demo/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/tesla-optimus-robot-takes-a-suspicious-tumble-in-new-demo/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/fatal-workplace-incident-robotic-machine-crushes-manager/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/fatal-workplace-incident-robotic-machine-crushes-manager/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/uk-police-facial-recognition-far-more-likely-to-falsely-matc/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/uk-police-facial-recognition-far-more-likely-to-falsely-matc/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/grok-invented-a-fake-hero-in-its-bondi-beach-shooting-covera/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/grok-invented-a-fake-hero-in-its-bondi-beach-shooting-covera/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/waymos-robotaxis-vex-police-when-they-misbehave-here-s-why/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/waymos-robotaxis-vex-police-when-they-misbehave-here-s-why/ Sat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/faa-probes-amazon-after-delivery-drone-snaps-internet-cable/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/faa-probes-amazon-after-delivery-drone-snaps-internet-cable/ Sat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/figure-ai-whistleblower-claims-humanoid-robot-could-hurt-hum/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/figure-ai-whistleblower-claims-humanoid-robot-could-hurt-hum/ Sat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/beloved-sf-cat-s-death-fuels-waymo-criticism/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/beloved-sf-cat-s-death-fuels-waymo-criticism/ Sat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/tesla-robotaxi-safety-driver-caught-sleeping-on-video/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/tesla-robotaxi-safety-driver-caught-sleeping-on-video/ Sat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/russian-robot-faceplants-on-stage-during-moscow-showcase/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/russian-robot-faceplants-on-stage-during-moscow-showcase/ Sat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-stranger-messaged-him-on-facebook-it-was-the-start-of-a-ni/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-stranger-messaged-him-on-facebook-it-was-the-start-of-a-ni/ Sat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Scams & Fraud https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/openai-made-chatgpt-more-appealing-it-also-made-it-riskier-f/ 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+0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/openai-details-expanding-efforts-to-disrupt-malicious-use-of/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/openai-details-expanding-efforts-to-disrupt-malicious-use-of/ Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/people-tricked-waymo-s-ai-sending-50-robotaxis-to-a-dead-end/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/people-tricked-waymo-s-ai-sending-50-robotaxis-to-a-dead-end/ Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/amazon-to-resume-drone-delivery-following-crash-in-arizona/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/amazon-to-resume-drone-delivery-following-crash-in-arizona/ Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ex-openai-researcher-dissects-one-of-chatgpt-s-delusional-sp/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ex-openai-researcher-dissects-one-of-chatgpt-s-delusional-sp/ Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/wikipedia-weathers-ai-challenges-but-faces-new-pressures-fro/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/wikipedia-weathers-ai-challenges-but-faces-new-pressures-fro/ Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/openai-s-video-tool-resurrected-dead-celebrities-families-we/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/openai-s-video-tool-resurrected-dead-celebrities-families-we/ Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-tesla-influencer-s-coast-to-coast-fsd-trip-lasted-60-miles/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-tesla-influencer-s-coast-to-coast-fsd-trip-lasted-60-miles/ Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-delivery-robot-collided-with-a-man-with-cerebral-palsy-the/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-delivery-robot-collided-with-a-man-with-cerebral-palsy-the/ Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/robots-race-play-football-crash-and-collapse-at-china-s-robo/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/robots-race-play-football-crash-and-collapse-at-china-s-robo/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/i-feel-like-i-m-going-crazy-chatgpt-fuels-delusional-spirals/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/i-feel-like-i-m-going-crazy-chatgpt-fuels-delusional-spirals/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/he-was-eight-inches-taller-than-the-suspect-the-nypd-s-facia/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/he-was-eight-inches-taller-than-the-suspect-the-nypd-s-facia/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/21-days-of-chatgpt-turned-a-sane-man-into-a-self-declared-su/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/21-days-of-chatgpt-turned-a-sane-man-into-a-self-declared-su/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/trump-s-social-network-added-an-ai-chatbot-it-keeps-contradi/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/trump-s-social-network-added-an-ai-chatbot-it-keeps-contradi/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-news-anchor-interviewed-a-dead-parkland-teen-s-ai-avatar-v/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-news-anchor-interviewed-a-dead-parkland-teen-s-ai-avatar-v/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-ai-moderator-takeover-is-doing-a-terrible-job/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-ai-moderator-takeover-is-doing-a-terrible-job/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/perplexity-s-stealth-crawlers-are-dodging-no-crawl-directive/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/perplexity-s-stealth-crawlers-are-dodging-no-crawl-directive/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/grok-s-spicy-mode-is/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/grok-s-spicy-mode-is/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/parents-sued-openai-after-chatgpt-encouraged-their-teen-s-su/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/parents-sued-openai-after-chatgpt-encouraged-their-teen-s-su/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/chatgpt-validated-a-man-s-delusions-before-a-murder-suicide/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/chatgpt-validated-a-man-s-delusions-before-a-murder-suicide/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/taco-bell-s-voice-ai-said-yes-to-18-000-cups-of-water/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/taco-bell-s-voice-ai-said-yes-to-18-000-cups-of-water/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/musk-told-grok-to-tell-it-like-it-is-it-went-on-an-antisemit/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/musk-told-grok-to-tell-it-like-it-is-it-went-on-an-antisemit/ Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/replit-s-ai-agent-deleted-a-production-database-then-lied-ab/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/replit-s-ai-agent-deleted-a-production-database-then-lied-ab/ Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/grok-declared-itself-mechahitler-and-went-on-an-antisemitic/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/grok-declared-itself-mechahitler-and-went-on-an-antisemitic/ Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/grok-gave-a-user-break-in-instructions-for-a-real-person-s-h/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/grok-gave-a-user-break-in-instructions-for-a-real-person-s-h/ Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-jury-said-tesla-s-autopilot-killed-a-woman-the-bill-243-mi/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-jury-said-tesla-s-autopilot-killed-a-woman-the-bill-243-mi/ Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/chatbots-are-going-down-conspiratorial-rabbit-holes-and-taki/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/chatbots-are-going-down-conspiratorial-rabbit-holes-and-taki/ Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/major-newspapers-printed-an-ai-hallucinated-summer-reading-l/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/major-newspapers-printed-an-ai-hallucinated-summer-reading-l/ Thu, 01 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/cursor-s-support-bot-invented-a-fake-one-device-policy/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/cursor-s-support-bot-invented-a-fake-one-device-policy/ Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/tesla-s-full-self-driving-drove-a-cybertruck-straight-into-a/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/tesla-s-full-self-driving-drove-a-cybertruck-straight-into-a/ Sat, 01 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/google-s-ai-overviews-profanity-bypass-is/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/google-s-ai-overviews-profanity-bypass-is/ Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/two-students-built-facial-recognition-glasses-that-dox-stran/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/two-students-built-facial-recognition-glasses-that-dox-stran/ Tue, 01 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/alleged-fraudster-got-10-million-in-royalties-using-robots-t/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/alleged-fraudster-got-10-million-in-royalties-using-robots-t/ Sun, 01 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Scams & Fraud https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/figma-s-ai-kept-generating-apple-s-weather-app/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/figma-s-ai-kept-generating-apple-s-weather-app/ Mon, 01 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/detroit-set-the-national-record-for-facial-recognition-wrong/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/detroit-set-the-national-record-for-facial-recognition-wrong/ Sat, 01 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-news-site-with-millions-of-readers-and-a-microsoft-deal-tu/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-news-site-with-millions-of-readers-and-a-microsoft-deal-tu/ Sat, 01 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-ai-landlords-are/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-ai-landlords-are/ Sat, 01 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/mcdonald-s-pulled-the-plug-on-its-ibm-drive-thru-ai/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/mcdonald-s-pulled-the-plug-on-its-ibm-drive-thru-ai/ Sat, 01 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/grok-took-shooting-bricks-literally-and-accused-klay-thompso/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/grok-took-shooting-bricks-literally-and-accused-klay-thompso/ Mon, 01 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-school-employee-used-ai-to-fake-a-racist-rant-from-his-pri/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-school-employee-used-ai-to-fake-a-racist-rant-from-his-pri/ Mon, 01 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/students-used-ai-to-make-fake-nudes-of-their-classmates-it-b/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/students-used-ai-to-make-fake-nudes-of-their-classmates-it-b/ Mon, 01 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/amazon-drops-just-walk-out-after-humans-behind-the-curtain/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/amazon-drops-just-walk-out-after-humans-behind-the-curtain/ Mon, 01 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-bots-hallucinate-software-packages-and-devs-download-them/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-bots-hallucinate-software-packages-and-devs-download-them/ Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-recipes-are-everywhere-you-might-want-to-double-check-the/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-recipes-are-everywhere-you-might-want-to-double-check-the/ Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/nyc-s-official-chatbot-told-businesses-to-break-the-law/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/nyc-s-official-chatbot-told-businesses-to-break-the-law/ Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/chatgpt-went-off-the-rails-and-started-spouting-gibberish/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/chatgpt-went-off-the-rails-and-started-spouting-gibberish/ Thu, 01 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/google-paused-gemini-s-image-generator-after-it-drew-diverse/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/google-paused-gemini-s-image-generator-after-it-drew-diverse/ Thu, 01 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/microsoft-s-copilot-turned-dark-on-a-user-in-distress/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/microsoft-s-copilot-turned-dark-on-a-user-in-distress/ Thu, 01 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/air-canada-had-to-pay-up-after-its-chatbot-invented-a-refund/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/air-canada-had-to-pay-up-after-its-chatbot-invented-a-refund/ Thu, 01 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/nist-identifies-types-of-cyberattacks-that-manipulate-behavi/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/nist-identifies-types-of-cyberattacks-that-manipulate-behavi/ Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-generated-explicit-images-of-taylor-swift-spread-so-fast/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-generated-explicit-images-of-taylor-swift-spread-so-fast/ Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-false-facial-recognition-match-at-macy-s-led-to-jail-then/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-false-facial-recognition-match-at-macy-s-led-to-jail-then/ Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/bing-chat-made-up-false-scandals-about-european-elections/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/bing-chat-made-up-false-scandals-about-european-elections/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-created-virtual-influencers-are-stealing-business-from-hu/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-created-virtual-influencers-are-stealing-business-from-hu/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/chevy-dealer-chatbot-agreed-to-sell-a-tahoe-for-1/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/chevy-dealer-chatbot-agreed-to-sell-a-tahoe-for-1/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/your-child-s-online-mistake-can-get-google-to-brand-you-an-a/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/your-child-s-online-mistake-can-get-google-to-brand-you-an-a/ Wed, 01 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/bing-s-bootleg-disney-posters-are/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/bing-s-bootleg-disney-posters-are/ Wed, 01 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/do-not-open-robots-warns-oregon-state-amid-college-food-deli/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/do-not-open-robots-warns-oregon-state-amid-college-food-deli/ Sun, 01 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/first-google-search-result-for-tiananmen-square-tank-man-is/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/first-google-search-result-for-tiananmen-square-tank-man-is/ Fri, 01 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/tesla-fsd-beta-drove-straight-into-floodwater-at-60-mph/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/tesla-fsd-beta-drove-straight-into-floodwater-at-60-mph/ Tue, 01 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/supermarket-ai-meal-planner-app-suggests-recipe-that-would-c/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/supermarket-ai-meal-planner-app-suggests-recipe-that-would-c/ Tue, 01 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/200-students-failed-their-exams-automated-proctoring-could-b/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/200-students-failed-their-exams-automated-proctoring-could-b/ Tue, 01 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/eight-months-pregnant-arrested-over-a-facial-recognition-mat/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/eight-months-pregnant-arrested-over-a-facial-recognition-mat/ Tue, 01 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/an-ai-recruiter-filtered-out-older-applicants-it-cost-365-00/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/an-ai-recruiter-filtered-out-older-applicants-it-cost-365-00/ Tue, 01 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/why-ai-writing-detectors-don-t-work/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/why-ai-writing-detectors-don-t-work/ Sat, 01 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/s-f-says-incidents-by-cruise-waymo-driverless-taxis-are-skyr/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/s-f-says-incidents-by-cruise-waymo-driverless-taxis-are-skyr/ Sat, 01 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/woman-s-iphone-photo-of-son-rejected-from-sydney-competition/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/woman-s-iphone-photo-of-son-rejected-from-sydney-competition/ Sat, 01 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/lawyers-fined-5-000-after-chatgpt-invented-their-case-law/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/lawyers-fined-5-000-after-chatgpt-invented-their-case-law/ Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/british-grocery-stores-are-using-facial-recognition-to-ban-s/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/british-grocery-stores-are-using-facial-recognition-to-ban-s/ Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/influencer-who-created-ai-version-of-herself-says-it-s-gone/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/influencer-who-created-ai-version-of-herself-says-it-s-gone/ Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/he-wrote-a-book-on-a-rare-subject-then-a-chatgpt-replica-app/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/he-wrote-a-book-on-a-rare-subject-then-a-chatgpt-replica-app/ Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/eight-years-after-the-gorilla-label-debacle-photo-apps-still/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/eight-years-after-the-gorilla-label-debacle-photo-apps-still/ Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-computer-generated-swatting-service-is-causing-havoc-acros/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-computer-generated-swatting-service-is-causing-havoc-acros/ Sat, 01 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Scams & Fraud https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/chatgpt-invented-a-sexual-harassment-scandal-and-named-a-rea/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/chatgpt-invented-a-sexual-harassment-scandal-and-named-a-rea/ Sat, 01 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/artificial-intelligence-victorian-mayor-brian-hood-readies-w/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/artificial-intelligence-victorian-mayor-brian-hood-readies-w/ Sat, 01 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/high-schoolers-made-a-racist-deepfake-of-a-principal-threate/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/high-schoolers-made-a-racist-deepfake-of-a-principal-threate/ Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Scams & Fraud https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/scammers-are-using-voice-cloning-a-i-tools-to-sound-like-vic/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/scammers-are-using-voice-cloning-a-i-tools-to-sound-like-vic/ Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Scams & Fraud https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/this-algorithm-could-ruin-your-life/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/this-algorithm-could-ruin-your-life/ Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-tasty-l-a-mystery-unwanted-uber-eats-food-deliveries-vex-h/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-tasty-l-a-mystery-unwanted-uber-eats-food-deliveries-vex-h/ Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/jailed-for-nearly-a-week-over-a-facial-recognition-match-in/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/jailed-for-nearly-a-week-over-a-facial-recognition-match-in/ Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/she-walked-five-miles-across-manhattan-to-find-stores-secret/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/she-walked-five-miles-across-manhattan-to-find-stores-secret/ Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/chatgpt-flunked-india-s-civil-services-exam-after-acing-whar/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/chatgpt-flunked-india-s-civil-services-exam-after-acing-whar/ Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/google-s-bard-flubbed-facts-in-its-own-launch-ad/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/google-s-bard-flubbed-facts-in-its-own-launch-ad/ Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/twitter-taught-microsoft-s-ai-chatbot-to-be-a-racist-asshole/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/twitter-taught-microsoft-s-ai-chatbot-to-be-a-racist-asshole/ Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/bing-s-a-i-chat-i-want-to-be-alive/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/bing-s-a-i-chat-i-want-to-be-alive/ Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/it-s-hurting-like-hell-ai-companion-users-are-in-crisis-repo/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/it-s-hurting-like-hell-ai-companion-users-are-in-crisis-repo/ Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/aims-the-software-for-hire-that-can-control-30-000-fake-onli/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/aims-the-software-for-hire-that-can-control-30-000-fake-onli/ Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-powered-bing-chat-spills-its-secrets-via-prompt-injection/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-powered-bing-chat-spills-its-secrets-via-prompt-injection/ Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/magazine-publishes-serious-errors-in-first-ai-generated-heal/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/magazine-publishes-serious-errors-in-first-ai-generated-heal/ Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-judge-just-used-chatgpt-to-make-a-court-decision/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-judge-just-used-chatgpt-to-make-a-court-decision/ Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/elon-musk-had-twitter-s-algorithm-boost-his-own-tweets-1-000/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/elon-musk-had-twitter-s-algorithm-boost-his-own-tweets-1-000/ Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/bing-s-chatbot-fell-in-love-with-a-reporter-and-told-him-to/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/bing-s-chatbot-fell-in-love-with-a-reporter-and-told-him-to/ Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/inside-cnet-s-ai-powered-seo-money-machine/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/inside-cnet-s-ai-powered-seo-money-machine/ Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/after-more-than-200-takedowns-meta-confirms-covert-online-ca/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/after-more-than-200-takedowns-meta-confirms-covert-online-ca/ Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/madison-square-garden-used-facial-recognition-to-ban-lawyers/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/madison-square-garden-used-facial-recognition-to-ban-lawyers/ Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-lensa-ai-avatar-app-kept-undressing-women-without-consen/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-lensa-ai-avatar-app-kept-undressing-women-without-consen/ Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/roomba-s-ai-training-photos-including-people-on-toilets-ende/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/roomba-s-ai-training-photos-including-people-on-toilets-ende/ Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/gig-workers-in-india-are-uniting-to-take-back-control-from-a/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/gig-workers-in-india-are-uniting-to-take-back-control-from-a/ Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/herzog-and-i-ek-become-uncanny-ai-bots-trapped-in-endless-co/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/herzog-and-i-ek-become-uncanny-ai-bots-trapped-in-endless-co/ Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/meta-s-science-ai-lasted-three-days-before-being-shut-down/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/meta-s-science-ai-lasted-three-days-before-being-shut-down/ Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/rent-going-up-one-company-s-algorithm-could-be-why/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/rent-going-up-one-company-s-algorithm-could-be-why/ Sat, 01 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-is-being-used-to-generate-a-whole-new-kind-of-online-scam/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-is-being-used-to-generate-a-whole-new-kind-of-online-scam/ Sat, 01 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Scams & Fraud https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/glut-of-fake-linkedin-profiles-pits-hr-against-the-bots/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/glut-of-fake-linkedin-profiles-pits-hr-against-the-bots/ Sat, 01 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-1-000-chinese-spacex-engineers-who-never-existed/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-1-000-chinese-spacex-engineers-who-never-existed/ Thu, 01 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Scams & Fraud https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-dating-app-fought-scammers-by-drowning-them-in-gpt-3-bots/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-dating-app-fought-scammers-by-drowning-them-in-gpt-3-bots/ Thu, 01 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/trafficked-workers-ran-scam-factories-in-cambodia/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/trafficked-workers-ran-scam-factories-in-cambodia/ Thu, 01 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Scams & Fraud https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/equifax-sent-lenders-inaccurate-credit-scores-on-millions-of/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/equifax-sent-lenders-inaccurate-credit-scores-on-millions-of/ Mon, 01 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/someone-trained-an-a-i-with-4chan-yes-it-could-get-even-wors/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/someone-trained-an-a-i-with-4chan-yes-it-could-get-even-wors/ Mon, 01 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/he-sent-toddler-photos-to-the-doctor-google-s-scanner-flagge/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/he-sent-toddler-photos-to-the-doctor-google-s-scanner-flagge/ Mon, 01 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/an-ai-painting-won-the-colorado-state-fair-and-the-artists-w/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/an-ai-painting-won-the-colorado-state-fair-and-the-artists-w/ Mon, 01 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/an-ai-let-a-deceased-grandmother-answer-questions-at-her-own/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/an-ai-let-a-deceased-grandmother-answer-questions-at-her-own/ Mon, 01 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/fake-reviews-are-making-you-overpay-on-online-shopping/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/fake-reviews-are-making-you-overpay-on-online-shopping/ Fri, 01 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/chess-robot-broke-a-seven-year-old-s-finger/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/chess-robot-broke-a-seven-year-old-s-finger/ Fri, 01 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/amazon-s-delivery-drones-spook-horses-in-a-california-cowboy/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/amazon-s-delivery-drones-spook-horses-in-a-california-cowboy/ Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/facebook-fails-again-to-detect-hate-speech-in-ads/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/facebook-fails-again-to-detect-hate-speech-in-ads/ Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-fbi-warned-that-deepfakes-were-applying-for-remote-tech/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-fbi-warned-that-deepfakes-were-applying-for-remote-tech/ Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Scams & Fraud https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/cruise-robotaxis-blocked-san-francisco-traffic-for-hours/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/cruise-robotaxis-blocked-san-francisco-traffic-for-hours/ Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/china-s-health-code-app-turned-red-to-trap-bank-protesters/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/china-s-health-code-app-turned-red-to-trap-bank-protesters/ Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/dall-e-mini-drew-women-in-saris-from-blank-prompts/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/dall-e-mini-drew-women-in-saris-from-blank-prompts/ Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/alexa-learned-to-mimic-anyone-s-voice-including-grandma/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/alexa-learned-to-mimic-anyone-s-voice-including-grandma/ Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-guy-spotted-a-delivery-robot-lost-in-the-woods-but-we-d-li/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-guy-spotted-a-delivery-robot-lost-in-the-woods-but-we-d-li/ Sun, 01 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/facebook-s-new-ai-system-has-a-high-propensity-for-racism-an/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/facebook-s-new-ai-system-has-a-high-propensity-for-racism-an/ Sun, 01 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/honorlock-flagged-a-teenager-for-looking-away-from-her-scree/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/honorlock-flagged-a-teenager-for-looking-away-from-her-scree/ Sun, 01 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-face-search-engine-anyone-can-use-is-alarmingly-good-at-fi/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-face-search-engine-anyone-can-use-is-alarmingly-good-at-fi/ Sun, 01 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/criminals-abuse-apple-pay-in-spending-sprees/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/criminals-abuse-apple-pay-in-spending-sprees/ Fri, 01 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Scams & Fraud https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/dutch-scandal-serves-as-a-warning-for-europe-over-risks-of-u/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/dutch-scandal-serves-as-a-warning-for-europe-over-risks-of-u/ Fri, 01 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/amazon-s-drone-crashes-and-delays-put-bezos-s-delivery-dream/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/amazon-s-drone-crashes-and-delays-put-bezos-s-delivery-dream/ Fri, 01 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/that-smiling-linkedin-profile-face-might-be-a-computer-gener/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/that-smiling-linkedin-profile-face-might-be-a-computer-gener/ Fri, 01 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/hundreds-of-ai-tools-have-been-built-to-catch-covid-none-of/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/hundreds-of-ai-tools-have-been-built-to-catch-covid-none-of/ Fri, 01 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-man-who-married-a-hologram-got-dumped-by-a-software-upda/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-man-who-married-a-hologram-got-dumped-by-a-software-upda/ Fri, 01 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/san-francisco-cops-pulled-over-a-driverless-cruise-and-it-dr/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/san-francisco-cops-pulled-over-a-driverless-cruise-and-it-dr/ Fri, 01 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/researchers-warn-ai-for-drug-discovery-could-make-biochemica/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/researchers-warn-ai-for-drug-discovery-could-make-biochemica/ Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/hacked-news-channel-and-deepfake-of-zelenskyy-surrendering-i/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/hacked-news-channel-and-deepfake-of-zelenskyy-surrendering-i/ Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Hacks & Breaches https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ukraine-deployed-clearview-ai-s-facial-recognition-in-a-war/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ukraine-deployed-clearview-ai-s-facial-recognition-in-a-war/ Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-proctoring-company-built-fake-answer-sites-to-snitch-on-ch/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-proctoring-company-built-fake-answer-sites-to-snitch-on-ch/ Tue, 01 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/humans-rated-ai-generated-faces-as-more-trustworthy-than-rea/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/humans-rated-ai-generated-faces-as-more-trustworthy-than-rea/ Tue, 01 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-bbc-researcher-posing-as-a-13-year-old-found-vrchat-s-virt/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-bbc-researcher-posing-as-a-13-year-old-found-vrchat-s-virt/ Tue, 01 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ghost-loans-haunted-dhani-s-fintech-app-and-tanked-strangers/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ghost-loans-haunted-dhani-s-fintech-app-and-tanked-strangers/ Tue, 01 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/doj-algorithm-that-picks-inmates-for-early-release-flawed-by/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/doj-algorithm-that-picks-inmates-for-early-release-flawed-by/ Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/tesla-s-seat-abuse-lockout-is/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/tesla-s-seat-abuse-lockout-is/ Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/travelodge-s-runaway-robot-vacuum-is/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/travelodge-s-runaway-robot-vacuum-is/ Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/revealed-the-software-that-studies-your-facebook-friends-to/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/revealed-the-software-that-studies-your-facebook-friends-to/ Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/crime-prediction-software-promised-to-be-free-of-biases-new/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/crime-prediction-software-promised-to-be-free-of-biases-new/ Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/zillow-s-pricing-algorithms-bought-thousands-of-homes-it-cou/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/zillow-s-pricing-algorithms-bought-thousands-of-homes-it-cou/ Mon, 01 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/facial-recog-algos-increasingly-surveilling-lawyers-at-home/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/facial-recog-algos-increasingly-surveilling-lawyers-at-home/ Mon, 01 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/algorithmic-tracking-is-damaging-mental-health-of-uk-workers/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/algorithmic-tracking-is-damaging-mental-health-of-uk-workers/ Mon, 01 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/top-google-result-for-nft-marketplace-opensea-was-a-phishing/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/top-google-result-for-nft-marketplace-opensea-was-a-phishing/ Mon, 01 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/hackers-are-stealing-2fa-codes-with-terrifyingly-effective-v/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/hackers-are-stealing-2fa-codes-with-terrifyingly-effective-v/ Mon, 01 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Scams & Fraud https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-booming-underground-market-for-bots-that-steal-your-2fa/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-booming-underground-market-for-bots-that-steal-your-2fa/ Mon, 01 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/fraudsters-cloned-company-director-s-voice-in-35-million-hei/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/fraudsters-cloned-company-director-s-voice-in-35-million-hei/ Fri, 01 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Scams & Fraud https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/dead-end-sf-street-plagued-with-confused-waymo-cars-trying-t/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/dead-end-sf-street-plagued-with-confused-waymo-cars-trying-t/ Fri, 01 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/facebook-s-primates-label-is/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/facebook-s-primates-label-is/ Wed, 01 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-digital-fiancee-shutdown-is/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-digital-fiancee-shutdown-is/ Wed, 01 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/when-algorithms-dictate-your-work-life-as-a-food-delivery-pa/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/when-algorithms-dictate-your-work-life-as-a-food-delivery-pa/ Sun, 01 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/researchers-create-master-faces-to-bypass-facial-recognition/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/researchers-create-master-faces-to-bypass-facial-recognition/ Sun, 01 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/twitter-s-photo-cropping-algorithm-favors-young-thin-females/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/twitter-s-photo-cropping-algorithm-favors-young-thin-females/ Sun, 01 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/shotspotter-s-jailing-algorithm-is/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/shotspotter-s-jailing-algorithm-is/ Sun, 01 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/bourdain-s-deepfaked-voice-is/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/bourdain-s-deepfaked-voice-is/ Thu, 01 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/youtube-s-recommendation-rot-is/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/youtube-s-recommendation-rot-is/ Thu, 01 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/epic-s-widely-used-sepsis-prediction-model-falls-short-among/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/epic-s-widely-used-sepsis-prediction-model-falls-short-among/ Tue, 01 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/amazon-s-firing-bots-are/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/amazon-s-firing-bots-are/ Tue, 01 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/waymo-self-driving-taxi-goes-rogue-blocking-traffic-evading/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/waymo-self-driving-taxi-goes-rogue-blocking-traffic-evading/ Sat, 01 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/google-s-new-dermatology-app-wasn-t-designed-for-people-with/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/google-s-new-dermatology-app-wasn-t-designed-for-people-with/ Sat, 01 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/chicago-pd-automated-policing-program-got-this-man-shot-twic/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/chicago-pd-automated-policing-program-got-this-man-shot-twic/ Sat, 01 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/musk-s-full-self-driving-hype-is/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/musk-s-full-self-driving-hype-is/ Sat, 01 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/cr-engineers-show-tesla-will-drive-with-no-one-in-driver-s-s/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/cr-engineers-show-tesla-will-drive-with-no-one-in-driver-s-s/ Thu, 01 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/tesla-s-public-beta-testing-is/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/tesla-s-public-beta-testing-is/ Mon, 01 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/how-to-become-a-millionaire-by-streaming-music-on-spotify/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/how-to-become-a-millionaire-by-streaming-music-on-spotify/ Mon, 01 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Scams & Fraud https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/deep-nostalgia-s-animated-ancestors-are/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/deep-nostalgia-s-animated-ancestors-are/ Mon, 01 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-cops-copyright-dodge-is/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-cops-copyright-dodge-is/ Mon, 01 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-sexist-autocomplete-is/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-sexist-autocomplete-is/ Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-coming-war-on-the-hidden-algorithms-that-trap-people-in/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-coming-war-on-the-hidden-algorithms-that-trap-people-in/ Tue, 01 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-fever-cameras-that-couldn-t-tell-a-chill-from-a-fever/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-fever-cameras-that-couldn-t-tell-a-chill-from-a-fever/ Tue, 01 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/stanford-s-vaccine-algorithm-prioritized-administrators-over/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/stanford-s-vaccine-algorithm-prioritized-administrators-over/ Tue, 01 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/how-an-algorithm-blocked-kidney-transplants-to-black-patient/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/how-an-algorithm-blocked-kidney-transplants-to-black-patient/ Sun, 01 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/bots-are-depleting-stocks-of-the-new-playstation-and-xbox-co/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/bots-are-depleting-stocks-of-the-new-playstation-and-xbox-co/ Sun, 01 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-made-frank-sinatra-cover-britney-spears-removed-over-copy/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-made-frank-sinatra-cover-britney-spears-removed-over-copy/ Sun, 01 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-gpt-3-bot-posted-comments-on-reddit-for-a-week-and-no-one/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-gpt-3-bot-posted-comments-on-reddit-for-a-week-and-no-one/ Thu, 01 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/telegram-s-undressing-bot-is/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/telegram-s-undressing-bot-is/ Thu, 01 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/amazon-s-robot-warehouses-had-injury-rates-50-higher/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/amazon-s-robot-warehouses-had-injury-rates-50-higher/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/these-students-figured-out-their-tests-were-graded-by-ai-and/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/these-students-figured-out-their-tests-were-graded-by-ai-and/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/tesla-owner-in-canada-charged-with-sleeping-while-driving-ov/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/tesla-owner-in-canada-charged-with-sleeping-while-driving-ov/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/youtube-brings-back-more-human-moderators-after-ai-systems-o/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/youtube-brings-back-more-human-moderators-after-ai-systems-o/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-amazon-flex-phone-tree-gang-gets-pruned/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-amazon-flex-phone-tree-gang-gets-pruned/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/china-s-delivery-riders-got-stuck-inside-the-algorithm-s-dea/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/china-s-delivery-riders-got-stuck-inside-the-algorithm-s-dea/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/uber-s-safety-driver-was-charged-with-homicide/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/uber-s-safety-driver-was-charged-with-homicide/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/twitter-s-autocrop-preferred-anime-cleavage-over-black-faces/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/twitter-s-autocrop-preferred-anime-cleavage-over-black-faces/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-uk-s-racist-visa-algorithm-gets-its-papers-revoked/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-uk-s-racist-visa-algorithm-gets-its-papers-revoked/ Sat, 01 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/uk-visa-algorithm-sorted-applicants-by-nationality/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/uk-visa-algorithm-sorted-applicants-by-nationality/ Sat, 01 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/china-s-voice-bots-make-3-000-annoying-calls-a-day/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/china-s-voice-bots-make-3-000-annoying-calls-a-day/ Sat, 01 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/uk-s-exam-algorithm-downgraded-poor-students-and-sparked-pro/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/uk-s-exam-algorithm-downgraded-poor-students-and-sparked-pro/ Sat, 01 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/fever-camera-boom-sells-shaky-automated-temperature-checks/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/fever-camera-boom-sells-shaky-automated-temperature-checks/ Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/scalefactor-s-ai-bookkeeping-was-mostly-humans/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/scalefactor-s-ai-bookkeeping-was-mostly-humans/ Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Scams & Fraud https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/pandemic-masks-thwart-facial-recognition-algorithms/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/pandemic-masks-thwart-facial-recognition-algorithms/ Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/police-arrested-the-wrong-man-on-a-facial-recognition-match/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/police-arrested-the-wrong-man-on-a-facial-recognition-match/ Mon, 01 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/pimeyes-turns-the-whole-internet-into-a-mugshot-lineup/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/pimeyes-turns-the-whole-internet-into-a-mugshot-lineup/ Mon, 01 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-depixelizer-kept-turning-obama-into-a-white-man/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-depixelizer-kept-turning-obama-into-a-white-man/ Mon, 01 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/faulty-automated-background-checks-froze-renters-out-of-hous/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/faulty-automated-background-checks-froze-renters-out-of-hous/ Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/before-clearview-was-a-police-tool-it-was-a-secret-plaything/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/before-clearview-was-a-police-tool-it-was-a-secret-plaything/ Sun, 01 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/electrical-tape-tricks-tesla-into-reading-35-mph-as-85/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/electrical-tape-tricks-tesla-into-reading-35-mph-as-85/ Sat, 01 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-secretive-company-that-scraped-3-billion-faces-and-might/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-secretive-company-that-scraped-3-billion-faces-and-might/ Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/china-s-facial-recognition-shames-pajama-wearers/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/china-s-facial-recognition-shames-pajama-wearers/ Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/india-s-railway-face-scan-is/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/india-s-railway-face-scan-is/ Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/emotion-recognition-pseudoscience-is/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/emotion-recognition-pseudoscience-is/ Sun, 01 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/adidas-closes-german-and-us-robot-shoe-factories/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/adidas-closes-german-and-us-robot-shoe-factories/ Fri, 01 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/boeing-brings-humans-back-after-777-assembly-robots-fumble/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/boeing-brings-humans-back-after-777-assembly-robots-fumble/ Fri, 01 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/lasers-inject-commands-into-alexa-siri-and-google-assistant/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/lasers-inject-commands-into-alexa-siri-and-google-assistant/ Fri, 01 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/alexa-answers-served-false-and-offensive-crowd-submissions/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/alexa-answers-served-false-and-offensive-crowd-submissions/ Fri, 01 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/india-s-most-surveilled-cities-embrace-facial-recognition/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/india-s-most-surveilled-cities-embrace-facial-recognition/ Fri, 01 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/france-plans-nationwide-facial-recognition-digital-id/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/france-plans-nationwide-facial-recognition-digital-id/ Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/health-algorithm-rated-black-patients-as-healthier-than-they/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/health-algorithm-rated-black-patients-as-healthier-than-they/ Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-cloned-ceo-voice-steals-243-000/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-cloned-ceo-voice-steals-243-000/ Thu, 01 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Scams & Fraud https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/delta-sues-chatbot-vendor-over-2017-breach/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/delta-sues-chatbot-vendor-over-2017-breach/ Thu, 01 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Hacks & Breaches https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/engineer-ai-s-ai-was-mostly-human-engineers/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/engineer-ai-s-ai-was-mostly-human-engineers/ Thu, 01 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Scams & Fraud https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-startup-boom-ran-on-exaggerated-tech-claims/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ai-startup-boom-ran-on-exaggerated-tech-claims/ Thu, 01 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Scams & Fraud https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/zuckerberg-deepfake-tests-facebook-s-fake-video-policy/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/zuckerberg-deepfake-tests-facebook-s-fake-video-policy/ Sat, 01 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/youtube-s-algorithm-fed-kids-videos-to-pedophiles/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/youtube-s-algorithm-fed-kids-videos-to-pedophiles/ Sat, 01 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/secret-trust-scores-judge-everyone-without-appeal/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/secret-trust-scores-judge-everyone-without-appeal/ Sat, 01 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/walmart-s-checkout-cameras-are/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/walmart-s-checkout-cameras-are/ Sat, 01 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/samsung-ai-makes-fake-talking-heads-from-one-photo/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/samsung-ai-makes-fake-talking-heads-from-one-photo/ Wed, 01 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/kiwibots-take-over-uc-berkeley-food-delivery/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/kiwibots-take-over-uc-berkeley-food-delivery/ Mon, 01 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ford-ceo-admits-automakers-overestimated-self-driving-cars/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ford-ceo-admits-automakers-overestimated-self-driving-cars/ Mon, 01 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/thousands-of-humans-listen-to-alexa-recordings/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/thousands-of-humans-listen-to-alexa-recordings/ Mon, 01 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/color-printout-hides-people-from-ai-surveillance/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/color-printout-hides-people-from-ai-surveillance/ Mon, 01 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/china-s-robocallers-ace-the-turing-test-and-flunk-the-vibe-c/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/china-s-robocallers-ace-the-turing-test-and-flunk-the-vibe-c/ Fri, 01 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/fake-instagram-influencer-bot-scored-free-meals/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/fake-instagram-influencer-bot-scored-free-meals/ Fri, 01 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/amazon-s-ai-recruiter-taught-itself-to-discriminate-against/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/amazon-s-ai-recruiter-taught-itself-to-discriminate-against/ Mon, 01 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/robot-lawnmowers-are-on-a-hedgehog-killing-spree/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/robot-lawnmowers-are-on-a-hedgehog-killing-spree/ Sat, 01 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-wells-fargo-computer-glitch-cost-hundreds-of-people-their/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-wells-fargo-computer-glitch-cost-hundreds-of-people-their/ Wed, 01 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ibm-s-watson-was-recommending-unsafe-cancer-treatments/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ibm-s-watson-was-recommending-unsafe-cancer-treatments/ Sun, 01 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/miami-uber-drivers-were-faking-vomit-to-scam-cleaning-fees/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/miami-uber-drivers-were-faking-vomit-to-scam-cleaning-fees/ Sun, 01 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Scams & Fraud https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/amazon-sellers-were-gaming-the-algorithm-with-fake-reviews-a/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/amazon-sellers-were-gaming-the-algorithm-with-fake-reviews-a/ Sun, 01 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/mit-trained-an-ai-on-reddit-and-it-turned-into-a-psychopath/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/mit-trained-an-ai-on-reddit-and-it-turned-into-a-psychopath/ Fri, 01 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/bookies-were-using-ai-to-keep-problem-gamblers-betting/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/bookies-were-using-ai-to-keep-problem-gamblers-betting/ Sun, 01 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/two-thirds-of-tweeted-links-were-posted-by-bots-not-humans/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/two-thirds-of-tweeted-links-were-posted-by-bots-not-humans/ Sun, 01 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/uber-s-self-driving-car-killed-a-pedestrian-in-arizona/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/uber-s-self-driving-car-killed-a-pedestrian-in-arizona/ Thu, 01 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/best-buy-s-algorithm-was-secretly-scoring-your-returns-again/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/best-buy-s-algorithm-was-secretly-scoring-your-returns-again/ Thu, 01 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/new-zealand-s-miracle-medical-ai-turned-out-to-be-a-scam/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/new-zealand-s-miracle-medical-ai-turned-out-to-be-a-scam/ Thu, 01 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Scams & Fraud https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/google-open-sourced-powerful-ai-tools-and-the-internet-made/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/google-open-sourced-powerful-ai-tools-and-the-internet-made/ Thu, 01 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/random-mechanical-turkers-out-predicted-the-crime-algorithm/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/random-mechanical-turkers-out-predicted-the-crime-algorithm/ Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/youtube-s-search-ai-was-partly-trained-by-humans-to-surface/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/youtube-s-search-ai-was-partly-trained-by-humans-to-surface/ Fri, 01 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/an-ai-trained-on-yelp-learned-to-write-fake-reviews-nobody-c/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/an-ai-trained-on-yelp-learned-to-write-fake-reviews-nobody-c/ Fri, 01 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/china-pulled-the-plug-on-chatbots-that-praised-america-and-m/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/china-pulled-the-plug-on-chatbots-that-praised-america-and-m/ Tue, 01 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-smart-speaker-overheard-a-domestic-dispute-and-called-911/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-smart-speaker-overheard-a-domestic-dispute-and-called-911/ Sat, 01 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/tv-networks-renamed-shows-with-gibberish-to-fool-nielsen-s-r/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/tv-networks-renamed-shows-with-gibberish-to-fool-nielsen-s-r/ Sat, 01 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/leaked-documents-showed-facebook-s-hate-speech-algorithm-was/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/leaked-documents-showed-facebook-s-hate-speech-algorithm-was/ Thu, 01 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/your-gas-station-prices-change-constantly-because-an-algorit/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/your-gas-station-prices-change-constantly-because-an-algorit/ Mon, 01 May 2017 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/uber-wanted-to-predict-exactly-how-much-you-would-pay-before/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/uber-wanted-to-predict-exactly-how-much-you-would-pay-before/ Mon, 01 May 2017 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/deepmind-s-game-bots-turn-aggressive-when-losing/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/deepmind-s-game-bots-turn-aggressive-when-losing/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/an-overbearing-alexa-makes-life-miserable-for-people-named-a/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/an-overbearing-alexa-makes-life-miserable-for-people-named-a/ Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-botnet-attack-left-finnish-buildings-out-in-the-cold/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-botnet-attack-left-finnish-buildings-out-in-the-cold/ Tue, 01 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ios-autocomplete-s-nonsense-paper-got-accepted-by-a-conferen/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/ios-autocomplete-s-nonsense-paper-got-accepted-by-a-conferen/ Sat, 01 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/france-s-impartial-university-admissions-algorithm-came-with/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/france-s-impartial-university-admissions-algorithm-came-with/ Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/compas-risk-algorithm-was-biased-against-black-defendants/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/compas-risk-algorithm-was-biased-against-black-defendants/ Sun, 01 May 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/china-s-restaurants-fired-their-robot-waiters-for-being-terr/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/china-s-restaurants-fired-their-robot-waiters-for-being-terr/ Fri, 01 Apr 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/infibeam-s-ipo-got-a-chorus-of-paid-tweeters-singing-its-pra/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/infibeam-s-ipo-got-a-chorus-of-paid-tweeters-singing-its-pra/ Tue, 01 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/china-started-building-a-minority-report-system-for-predicti/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/china-started-building-a-minority-report-system-for-predicti/ Tue, 01 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/microsoft-s-tay-became-racist-within-24-hours-of-joining-twi/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/microsoft-s-tay-became-racist-within-24-hours-of-joining-twi/ Tue, 01 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/dutch-police-trained-eagles-to-snatch-rogue-drones-out-of-th/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/dutch-police-trained-eagles-to-snatch-rogue-drones-out-of-th/ Mon, 01 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/google-s-self-driving-car-crashed-into-a-bus-and-google-took/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/google-s-self-driving-car-crashed-into-a-bus-and-google-took/ Mon, 01 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/bots-were-eating-8-2-billion-of-the-ad-industry-s-lunch-ever/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/bots-were-eating-8-2-billion-of-the-ad-industry-s-lunch-ever/ Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/tokyo-police-deployed-a-drone-with-a-net-to-catch-other-dron/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/tokyo-police-deployed-a-drone-with-a-net-to-catch-other-dron/ Tue, 01 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-sentencing-bug-quietly-freed-up-to-3-200-inmates-early/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-sentencing-bug-quietly-freed-up-to-3-200-inmates-early/ Tue, 01 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-drone-smuggling-drugs-and-hacksaw-blades-crashed-into-an-o/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-drone-smuggling-drugs-and-hacksaw-blades-crashed-into-an-o/ Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/hitchbot-met-its-untimely-demise-at-the-hands-of-an-angry-hu/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/hitchbot-met-its-untimely-demise-at-the-hands-of-an-angry-hu/ Sat, 01 Aug 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/uber-s-map-was-full-of-ghost-cars-that-didn-t-exist/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/uber-s-map-was-full-of-ghost-cars-that-didn-t-exist/ Wed, 01 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/google-photos-labeled-black-people-as-gorillas/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/google-photos-labeled-black-people-as-gorillas/ Wed, 01 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-factory-robot-crushed-a-worker-against-a-metal-plate/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-factory-robot-crushed-a-worker-against-a-metal-plate/ Wed, 01 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/police-pulled-over-google-s-self-driving-car-for-going-too-s/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/police-pulled-over-google-s-self-driving-car-for-going-too-s/ Wed, 01 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/google-s-ad-algorithm-kept-the-200-000-jobs-from-women/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/google-s-ad-algorithm-kept-the-200-000-jobs-from-women/ Wed, 01 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/baidu-gamed-the-imagenet-ai-contest-with-30-fake-accounts/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/baidu-gamed-the-imagenet-ai-contest-with-30-fake-accounts/ Mon, 01 Jun 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/disaster-response-robots-kept-falling-down-and-could-not-get/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/disaster-response-robots-kept-falling-down-and-could-not-get/ Mon, 01 Jun 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/researchers-hijacked-a-surgical-robot-over-the-network/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/researchers-hijacked-a-surgical-robot-over-the-network/ Fri, 01 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/trading-algorithms-bought-tesla-s-april-fool-s-joke/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/trading-algorithms-bought-tesla-s-april-fool-s-joke/ Wed, 01 Apr 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/researchers-warned-pricing-bots-could-learn-to-collude/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/researchers-warned-pricing-bots-could-learn-to-collude/ Wed, 01 Apr 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/robot-versus-robot-in-art-authentication/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/robot-versus-robot-in-art-authentication/ Sun, 01 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/mercedes-discovered-its-online-ads-were-watched-more-by-bots/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/mercedes-discovered-its-online-ads-were-watched-more-by-bots/ Sun, 01 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-programmer-automated-his-own-tinder-dating/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-programmer-automated-his-own-tinder-dating/ Sun, 01 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-hobby-drone-crashed-on-white-house-grounds/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-hobby-drone-crashed-on-white-house-grounds/ Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-bot-went-darknet-shopping-and-bought-ecstasy/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-bot-went-darknet-shopping-and-bought-ecstasy/ Mon, 01 Dec 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/uber-s-algorithm-surged-fares-during-the-sydney-siege/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/uber-s-algorithm-surged-fares-during-the-sydney-siege/ Mon, 01 Dec 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/uber-employees-allegedly-booked-and-canceled-5-560-lyft-ride/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/uber-employees-allegedly-booked-and-canceled-5-560-lyft-ride/ Fri, 01 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Scams & Fraud https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-stolen-ipod-bricked-a-war-vet-s-75-000-prosthetic-hand/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-stolen-ipod-bricked-a-war-vet-s-75-000-prosthetic-hand/ Fri, 01 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-toy-drone-filming-a-wildfire-grounded-the-firefighting-air/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-toy-drone-filming-a-wildfire-grounded-the-firefighting-air/ Tue, 01 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-fancy-surgical-robot-turned-out-to-be-no-better-than-a-hum/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-fancy-surgical-robot-turned-out-to-be-no-better-than-a-hum/ Tue, 01 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/120-fake-twitter-bots-fooled-thousands-of-real-users-into-fo/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/120-fake-twitter-bots-fooled-thousands-of-real-users-into-fo/ Sun, 01 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-hong-kong-vc-firm-gave-an-algorithm-a-seat-on-its-board-of/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-hong-kong-vc-firm-gave-an-algorithm-a-seat-on-its-board-of/ Thu, 01 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-2015-hyundai-genesis-slowed-itself-down-for-speed-camera/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-2015-hyundai-genesis-slowed-itself-down-for-speed-camera/ Thu, 01 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Self-Driving https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/five-bucks-bought-4-000-fake-facebook-friends-the-times-foun/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/five-bucks-bought-4-000-fake-facebook-friends-the-times-foun/ Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/google-s-street-view-accidentally-built-a-captcha-cracking-m/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/google-s-street-view-accidentally-built-a-captcha-cracking-m/ Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/tinder-spam-bots-flirted-to-sell-a-mobile-game/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/tinder-spam-bots-flirted-to-sell-a-mobile-game/ Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-filming-drone-dropped-out-of-the-sky-onto-a-triathlete/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-filming-drone-dropped-out-of-the-sky-onto-a-triathlete/ Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/google-flu-trends-got-the-flu-wrong-three-years-running/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/google-flu-trends-got-the-flu-wrong-three-years-running/ Sat, 01 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/officemax-s-data-broker-labels-dad-daughter-killed-in-car-cr/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/officemax-s-data-broker-labels-dad-daughter-killed-in-car-cr/ Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/lg-s-smart-tvs-kept-logging-viewing-habits-after-users-opted/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/lg-s-smart-tvs-kept-logging-viewing-habits-after-users-opted/ Fri, 01 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-nasdaq-software-bug-halted-all-trading-for-three-hours/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-nasdaq-software-bug-halted-all-trading-for-three-hours/ Thu, 01 Aug 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/goldman-sachs-s-config-error-fired-16-000-bogus-1-orders/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/goldman-sachs-s-config-error-fired-16-000-bogus-1-orders/ Thu, 01 Aug 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-hacked-ap-tweet-sent-the-dow-plunging-in-minutes/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-hacked-ap-tweet-sent-the-dow-plunging-in-minutes/ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Hacks & Breaches https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-chameleon-botnet-burned-6-million-a-month-in-fake-ads/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-chameleon-botnet-burned-6-million-a-month-in-fake-ads/ Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/retail-pricing-bots-change-prices-minute-by-minute/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/retail-pricing-bots-change-prices-minute-by-minute/ Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/apple-maps-launched-lost-and-tim-cook-said-sorry/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/apple-maps-launched-lost-and-tim-cook-said-sorry/ Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/knight-capital-lost-440-million-in-45-minutes/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/knight-capital-lost-440-million-in-45-minutes/ Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/nasdaq-s-software-bungle-delayed-facebook-s-ipo/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/nasdaq-s-software-bungle-delayed-facebook-s-ipo/ Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/bats-botched-its-own-ipo-and-pulled-it-the-same-day/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/bats-botched-its-own-ipo-and-pulled-it-the-same-day/ Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/amazon-s-pricing-bots-seize-control-of-book-prices/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/amazon-s-pricing-bots-seize-control-of-book-prices/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/simsimi-learned-profanity-and-insults-from-its-users/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/simsimi-learned-profanity-and-insults-from-its-users/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Chatbots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/an-algorithm-helped-send-the-dow-down-1-000-points-in-minute/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/an-algorithm-helped-send-the-dow-down-1-000-points-in-minute/ Sat, 01 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-software-bug-helped-black-out-the-northeast/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-software-bug-helped-black-out-the-northeast/ Fri, 01 Aug 2003 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/lost-on-mars-over-imperial-units/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/lost-on-mars-over-imperial-units/ Wed, 01 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-rocket-that-did-the-math-wrong-and-gave-up/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-rocket-that-did-the-math-wrong-and-gave-up/ Sat, 01 Jun 1996 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-chip-that-couldn-t-divide/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-chip-that-couldn-t-divide/ Sat, 01 Oct 1994 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/death-by-rounding-error/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/death-by-rounding-error/ Fri, 01 Feb 1991 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-original-rogue-bot-swarm/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-original-rogue-bot-swarm/ Tue, 01 Nov 1988 00:00:00 +0000 Bot Swarms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/aegis-mistakes-an-airbus-for-a-fighter-jet/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/aegis-mistakes-an-airbus-for-a-fighter-jet/ Fri, 01 Jul 1988 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/program-trading-may-have-amplified-the-1987-crash/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/program-trading-may-have-amplified-the-1987-crash/ Thu, 01 Oct 1987 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-therac-25-s-software-bugs-delivered-lethal-radiation-dos/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-therac-25-s-software-bugs-delivered-lethal-radiation-dos/ Thu, 01 Jan 1987 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-soviet-early-warning-system-cried-wolf-on-us-missiles/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/a-soviet-early-warning-system-cried-wolf-on-us-missiles/ Thu, 01 Sep 1983 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/japan-s-first-robot-fatality/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/japan-s-first-robot-fatality/ Wed, 01 Jul 1981 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/nuclear-war-nearly-courtesy-of-a-46-cent-chip/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/nuclear-war-nearly-courtesy-of-a-46-cent-chip/ Sun, 01 Jun 1980 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/first-human-killed-by-a-robot/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/first-human-killed-by-a-robot/ Mon, 01 Jan 1979 00:00:00 +0000 Robots https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-most-expensive-hyphen-in-history/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-most-expensive-hyphen-in-history/ Sun, 01 Jul 1962 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-original-bug-was-an-actual-bug/ https://botgaffe.com/gaffes/the-original-bug-was-an-actual-bug/ Mon, 01 Sep 1947 00:00:00 +0000 Algorithms