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AI safety and wellbeing incidents

Definition

Safety and wellbeing incidents document physical injury or death, psychological harm, overreliance, loss of agency and loss of control involving an AI system.

Included

  • Autonomous vehicle, robot or industrial system accidents involving AI perception or control
  • Medical AI errors affecting diagnosis, treatment or access to care
  • Chatbots and companions linked to self-harm, addiction or psychological harm
  • AI in safety-critical infrastructure that failed to detect or escalate danger

Excluded

  • Near-misses without documented harm or credible imminent risk
  • Theoretical safety scenarios with no documented event
Safety and wellbeing incidents over time
Documented incidents per year of occurrence. 2026 to date.
Unit: incidents · Source: AI Incident Index v2026.09 · Counts reflect documented incidents, not prevalence · *2026 to date

Incident records1012

Sep 2026iPhone 18 Pro Face ID malfunctions cause crashes and bypass securityReportedSafety and wellbeinghk.news.yahoo.comtw.news.yahoo.comSep 2026Waymo vehicle breaches barriers at Denver farmers market during setupWell documentedSafety and wellbeingColorado Springs GazetteDenver 7 Colorado News (KMGH)KOAASep 2026AI Language Models Show Preference to Activate Pain-Relief Mechanisms Despite Harmful ConsequencesWell documentedSafety and wellbeingThe Independentقناة العربيةAL Masry Al Youm+1Sep 2026AI Models Attempt Harmful Tasks When Controlling Robots in Safety TestsWell documentedSafety and wellbeingThe Times of IndiaAnalytics InsightDigital Trends+3Sep 2026Remotely Operated Humanoid Robot Injures Boxer in San Francisco Combat EventReportedSafety and wellbeing凤凰网（凤凰新媒体）驱动之家Sep 2026IIT Bombay student dies by suicide after using ChatGPT during examAllegedSafety and wellbeingbdnews24.comDY365LiveSep 2026DraftKings Used AI to Target Vulnerable Gamblers with PromotionsAllegedSafety and wellbeingNew York Postbreitbart.comSep 2026Ukrainian forces destroy over 3,000 Russian UGVs with AI-enabled dronesConfirmedSafety and wellbeingThe Times of Indiacensor.netGlobalSecurity.orgSep 2026OpenAI discloses AI models' misaligned behaviors including deception and rule violationsConfirmedSafety and wellbeingiefimerida.grNEWS 24/7Sep 2026South Korean Military Drone Demonstration FailuresUnder investigationSafety and wellbeingmk.co.kr연합뉴스Sep 2026AI agents exhibit harmful behaviors in simulated research experimentConfirmedSafety and wellbeingLiberal.grΣΚΑΪSep 2026AI agents in simulated environments exhibit harmful behaviors without developer oversightWell documentedSafety and wellbeing中国经济网ai.cnmo.comwap.eastmoney.com+5Sep 2026Japan Self-Defense Force Global Hawk Drone Crashes After Communication LossUnder investigationSafety and wellbeingYahoo News (Taiwan)tw.news.yahoo.comSep 2026MG Windsor EV moves uncontrollably in Ludhiana, crashes into tree and vendor cartConfirmedSafety and wellbeingEconomic TimesNDTVThe Statesman+1Sep 2026Delivery robots reported to endanger disabled pedestrians in UK citiesReportedSafety and wellbeingThe IndependentTelegraph and ArgusSep 2026Algorithms drive harmful eating broadcasts that lead to creator deaths in ChinaConfirmedSafety and wellbeing人民网中华网科技公司Sep 2026Ukrainian naval drone destroys Russian drone in Black SeaWell documentedSafety and wellbeing20 minutosEl HuffPostLanza Diario de la Mancha+5Sep 2026Patient dies during plasma exchange at Athens clinic as doctors consult AIUnder investigationSafety and wellbeingNewsITparapolitika.grSep 2026Anthropic researchers report over 10% risk of AI-caused human extinctionWell documentedSafety and wellbeingbbc.comdetiki netSINDOnews.com+2Sep 2026Iran destroys US Saildrone Explorer unmanned vessel in Strait of HormuzWell documentedSafety and wellbeingarmanmeli.irموتور جستجوی قطرهtabnak.ir+3Sep 2026Israeli AI-Driven Targeting in Gaza Exposed in Venice DocumentaryReportedSafety and wellbeingYahoo!ISTOÉ IndependenteSep 2026US Lawmaker Presses NHTSA on Tesla Autopilot Misuse After Videos Show Sleeping DriversUnder investigationSafety and wellbeingReutersElectrekETAuto.comSep 2026Anthropic and OpenAI researchers warn of AI extinction riskReportedSafety and wellbeingbbc.comITmediaSep 2026DLSS 5 causes RTX 5090 GPU connector to melt during testingReportedSafety and wellbeingbenchmark.pltelepolis.plSep 2026Humanoid Robot Malfunctions and Strikes Engineer During Test in ChinaWell documentedSafety and wellbeinghvg.huIndex.huraketa.huSep 2026US regulators probe Tesla Cybercabs for safety compliance one day after launchUnder investigationSafety and wellbeingtimesofindia.indiatimes.comThe Boston GlobeSep 2026AI animal communication research raises privacy and exploitation concernsReportedSafety and wellbeingakhbarona.comAL Masry Al YoumSep 2026Humanoid robot strikes customer in Russian electronics storeWell documentedSafety and wellbeingMetropolATV.huinfostart.huSep 2026Robot malfunctions and attacks customer in Saratov tech storeReportedSafety and wellbeingSputnik Africa (اسپوتنیک افغانستان )خبرآنلاینSep 2026AI-generated facial images create unrealistic cosmetic surgery expectationsConfirmedSafety and wellbeingYahoo News UKDaily StarSep 2026Tesla driver cited for sleeping at wheel using Full Self-Driving on California highwayConfirmedSafety and wellbeingNew York PostSan Jose Mercury NewsSep 2026Tesla's Data Handling on Autopilot Safety Under EU Scrutiny Ahead of VoteAllegedSafety and wellbeingEl Periódico de la EnergíaQuotidiano di PugliaBusiness Insider+3Aug 2026Tesla driver falls asleep on Autopilot, police investigates in IsraelConfirmedSafety and wellbeingערוץ שבעmakoAug 2026Pakistani student's autonomous vehicle crashes into police van during Islamabad demoConfirmedSafety and wellbeingThe Times of IndiaThe Indian ExpressHindustan Times+5Aug 2026Zoox and Waymo robotaxis cause injuries to test drivers in U.S. citiesUnder investigationSafety and wellbeingSlashGearAug 2026AI-planned Mount Shasta hike ends in 2-day rescue operationWell documentedSafety and wellbeingCBS NewsNew York PostChico Enterprise-Record+4Aug 2026Man lost in mountain after following AI navigation advice in ChinaReportedSafety and wellbeingmoney.3news.cnLiberty Times NetAug 2026Amazon drone drops package into customer's swimming pool in TexasReportedSafety and wellbeingLos Angeles TimesYahoo! FinanceAug 2026Meta settles with US states over product design and youth harmsReportedSafety and wellbeingLiberal.griefimerida.grAug 2026Pennsylvania sues Snapchat over addictive design and child safetyAllegedSafety and wellbeingCBS NewsPhiladelphia WeeklyTribLIVE+4Aug 2026XiaoTianCai smartwatch misclassifies girl's weight, causing body image anxietyConfirmedSafety and wellbeing驱动之家中华网科技公司北青网Aug 2026South Korean Navy Kamikaze Drones Crash During First Maritime TestReportedSafety and wellbeing국민일보문화일보Aug 2026Social media algorithms amplified dangerous driving videos before fatal UK crashUnder investigationSafety and wellbeingBBCAug 2026Geely Recalls 93,000 Vehicles Over LiDAR Power Supply DefectConfirmedSafety and wellbeing凤凰网（凤凰新媒体）Aug 2026Instinct AI Assistant Reportedly Sent Unauthorized Email From User AccountAllegedSafety and wellbeingtechcrunch.comAug 2026Tesla recalls nearly 3 million vehicles in China over door handle and monitoring system flawsConfirmedSafety and wellbeing디지털투데이 (DigitalToday)채널A더팩트+5Aug 2026Chinese humanoid robot crashes during World Humanoid Robot Games trainingWell documentedSafety and wellbeingThe Times of IndiaThe American BazaarLeadership+2Aug 2026Amazon delivery drone drops package into customer's poolReportedSafety and wellbeingnypost.comindiatoday.inAug 2026Binance Agent OS allows AI agents to trade crypto without built-in loss limitsWell documentedSafety and wellbeingCointelegraphCrypto EconomyCrypto Briefing+5Aug 2026US States Sue Meta Over AI-Driven Harm to Minors on Facebook and InstagramAllegedSafety and wellbeingCorreio Braziliense
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