AI Risk Wire

Incidents

12 incidents

Risk: Bias and discrimination

EffectiveNot effectiveNot effective (bypassed)Did not existNot stated in sourcesNot yet checkedAttacker's ownOrder: model · harness · application · target

DateIncidentRiskWhere it failedControls mentioned in sources
2026-10-26WISeR AI program reportedly denied or delayed Medicare care for seniors in several states Bias and discrimination Not yet checked
2026-07-1426 Meta employees sue over AI-assisted layoff selection allegedly ignoring protected leave
Meta
Bias and discrimination Not yet checked
2026-05-29IBM accused of age discrimination in AI-driven job screening software Bias and discrimination Not yet checked
2026-05-25Algorithm allegedly blocked IBM veteran's rehire at age 48 Bias and discrimination Not yet checked
2026-05-04Kenya Social Health Authority means testing algorithm overcharges poor households and undercharges the wealthy Bias and discrimination Not yet checked
2026-03-30Meta held to account over discriminatory algorithm Bias and discrimination Not yet checked
2026-03-11EU bank AML algorithms flag minority names in 61.8% of alerts Bias and discrimination Not yet checked
2026-02-25Facial recognition error prompts police to arrest Asian man for burglary
Cognitec
Bias and discrimination Not yet checked
2025-12-10UK police forces lobbied to keep a biased facial recognition system Bias and discrimination Not yet checked
2025-12-05UK police facial recognition shown to have racial bias for Black and Asian subjects Bias and discrimination Not yet checked
2025-11-16Racist AI-generated Facebook posts make Sri Lankan influencer rich Bias and discrimination Not yet checked
2025-11-05French equality watchdog rules Facebook job-ads algorithm is sexist
Meta
Bias and discrimination Not yet checked