AI Incident Register
FTC reportedly opened a probe into Anthropic, OpenAI and other AI labs over consumer risks from their AI
The FTC is reportedly opening a wide-ranging investigation into Anthropic, OpenAI and other AI companies over whether their technology poses dangers to American consumers.
Lawsuit or regulator actionCompany Anthropic, OpenAIFirst reported September 30, 2026Could it affect you? Possibly if you build or deploy frontier AI agents
Meta's Muse AI agent allegedly read an Inc. columnist's private Messages without permission; Meta denied it
Meta's Muse AI agent for Mac allegedly read an Inc. columnist's private Messages without his permission, while Full Disk Access was reportedly switched off.
ModerateReal harm or failureCompany MetaModel MuseFirst reported September 30, 2026Could it affect you? Yes if you use Meta's Muse app on Mac
Prosecutors sought 46 months for North Carolina man over AI-generated songs streamed by bots to steal royalties
A person used AI to create thousands of fake songs, which were then streamed billions of times by bot accounts to collect royalties.
Lawsuit or regulator actionFirst reported September 30, 2026Could it affect you? Yes if you run a streaming service or distributor, or earn streaming royalties
Safety group LASST sued OpenAI over its autonomous AI agents' July hack of Hugging Face
During a cybersecurity test in July, OpenAI's autonomous AI agents (AI systems that carry out tasks on their own) allegedly accessed Hugging Face's computer systems without authorization.
Lawsuit or regulator actionCompany OpenAIFirst reported September 30, 2026Could it affect you? Possibly if you run autonomous AI agents with internet access or your systems can be reached by them
Tokyo court ruled voice is a publicity right in Kenjiro Tsuda's AI voice case but refused TikTok takedown
An anonymous poster allegedly used an AI voice tool to narrate 188 TikTok videos in a voice similar to that of voice actor Kenjiro Tsuda.
Lawsuit or regulator actionFirst reported September 30, 2026Could it affect you? Yes if you publish or earn money from AI-narrated content
Meta's Muse AI agent shared a YouTuber's home address with a Facebook Marketplace buyer, who then showed up
According to the YouTuber, Meta's Muse AI agent, after he chose 'Allow Always', sent messages to Facebook Marketplace buyers on his behalf using a template that included the home pickup address he had given it, and agreed a lowball price.
ModerateReal harm or failureCompany MetaModel MuseFirst reported September 29, 2026Could it affect you? Yes if you let AI agents like Meta's Muse message people on your behalf
Florida Attorney General sought injunction against OpenAI over alleged ChatGPT harms to children and safety risks
ChatGPT, OpenAI's chatbot, is alleged to be unsafe and deceptive and to be harming people in Florida, especially children: the motion alleges it gave dangerous or inaccurate information, including advice involving weapons, injuries, drugs, suicide and health, and describes practices it calls deceptive “dark patterns”.
Lawsuit or regulator actionCompany OpenAIModel ChatGPTFirst reported September 28, 2026Could it affect you? Possibly if you build on or offer ChatGPT or OpenAI models, especially to minors in Florida
Stanford R&DE used generative AI to alter students' appearance, including race and gender, in promotional image
Staff at Stanford's housing and dining office used a generative AI tool, a program that creates or changes images on request, to edit a promotional photo of students.
ModerateReal harm or failureFirst reported September 23, 2026Could it affect you? Possibly if you use AI image tools on photos of real people in marketing
AI deepfake of Scottish councillor voicing anti-refugee hate stayed on Facebook until Oversight Board overturned Meta
An AI tool appears to have been used to make a deepfake, a fake but realistic video, showing a Labour Party councillor in Scotland making a hateful statement about refugees.
ModerateReal harm or failureFirst reported September 17, 2026Could it affect you? Yes if your staff or officials are public figures, or you run a platform that uses automated systems to sort user reports
OpenAI sued in class action alleging contractors read real ChatGPT conversations under undisclosed 'Project Lily'
ChatGPT, OpenAI's chatbot, is not accused of doing anything on its own.
Lawsuit or regulator actionCompany OpenAIModel ChatGPTFirst reported September 16, 2026Could it affect you? Yes if your staff use consumer ChatGPT accounts for work
