minority-groups

What changed

Minutes after Kosovo MPs elected Vetëvendosje's Dimal Basha as Parliament Speaker, a purportedly AI-generated Facebook video used his likeness to claim he was the father of Kosovo's Ashkali community, a Roma-related minority group that has faced long-running discrimination and political marginalization. The video reportedly received more than 80,000 views in under eight hours.

Timeline

1. 4 June 2026Dimal Basha's Likeness Was Reportedly Used in Purportedly Fake AI-Generated Video After Kosovo Parliament Speaker Election
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   • AI-Generated Content Threatens Information Credibility in Kosovohttps://prishtinainsight.com/ai-generated-content-threaten-information-credibility-in-kosovo-mag/
   • Përmbajtja e gjeneruar me Inteligjencë Artificiale kërcënon besueshmërinë e informacionit në Kosovëhttps://kallxo.com/lajm/permbajtja-e-gjeneruar-me-inteligjence-artificiale-kercenon-besueshmerine-e-informacionit-ne-kosove/
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 1513https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1513/

   AI-Generated Content Threatens Information Credibility in KosovoPërmbajtja e gjeneruar me Inteligjencë Artificiale kërcënon besueshmërinë e informacionit në KosovëAI Incident Database - Incident 1513
2. 15 Jan 2024Microsoft AI Is Alleged to Have Generated Violent Imagery of Minorities and Public Figures
   Incident82%

   • Microsoft says its AI is safe. So why does it keep slashing people’s throats?https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/12/28/microsoft-ai-bing-image-creator/
   • Microsoft's AI Dilemma – Safe, Yet Creating Disturbing Imagery?https://www.cryptopolitan.com/microsoft-ai-dilemma-safe-disturbing-imagery/
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 621https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/621/

   Microsoft says its AI is safe. So why does it keep slashing people’s throats?Microsoft's AI Dilemma – Safe, Yet Creating Disturbing Imagery?AI Incident Database - Incident 621
3. 8 Nov 2023False Arrest of Georgia Man Due to Louisiana Police's Faulty Facial Recognition Technology
   Incident78%

   • JPSO used facial recognition technology to arrest a man. The tech was wrong.https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/jpso-used-facial-recognition-to-arrest-a-man-it-was-wrong/article_0818361a-8886-11ed-8119-93b98ecccc8d.html
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 598https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/598/

   JPSO used facial recognition technology to arrest a man. The tech was wrong.AI Incident Database - Incident 598
4. 7 Aug 2023AI Photo Filter Lightens Skin, Changes Eye Color in Student's 'Professional' Image
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   • An MIT student asked AI to make her headshot more ‘professional.’ It gave her lighter skin and blue eyes.https://www.boston.com/news/the-boston-globe/2023/07/21/mit-student-ai-racial-blind-spots/
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 593https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/593/

   An MIT student asked AI to make her headshot more ‘professional.’ It gave her lighter skin and blue eyes.AI Incident Database - Incident 593
5. 24 July 2023Apparent Failure to Accurately Label Primates in Image Recognition Software Due to Alleged Fear of Racial Bias
   Incident78%

   • Google’s Photo App Still Can’t Find Gorillas. And Neither Can Apple’shttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/22/technology/ai-photo-labels-google-apple.html
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 587https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/587/

   Google’s Photo App Still Can’t Find Gorillas. And Neither Can Apple’sAI Incident Database - Incident 587
6. 3 July 2023Stable Diffusion Exhibited Biases for Prompts Featuring Professions
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   • AI Image Generators Routinely Display Gender and Cultural Biashttps://www.gizmodo.com.au/2022/11/ai-image-generators-routinely-display-gender-and-cultural-bias/
   • Tweet: at Leonardonclthttps://twitter.com/Leonardonclt/status/1667143605801156611
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 529https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/529/

   AI Image Generators Routinely Display Gender and Cultural BiasTweet: at LeonardoncltAI Incident Database - Incident 529
7. 6 Jan 2023Henan Authorities Reportedly Commissioned Facial Recognition System to Track Journalists and International Students
   Incident82%

   • Chinese province targets journalists and students in planned surveillance systemhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/29/china-province-surveillance-system-journalists-students-henan
   • EXCLUSIVE Chinese province targets journalists, foreign students with planned new surveillance systemhttps://www.reuters.com/technology/exclusive-chinese-province-targets-journalists-foreign-students-with-planned-new-2021-11-29/
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 438https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/438/

   Chinese province targets journalists and students in planned surveillance systemEXCLUSIVE Chinese province targets journalists, foreign students with planned new surveillance systemAI Incident Database - Incident 438
8. 29 Dec 2022Chicago Police's Strategic Subject List Reportedly Biased Along Racial Lines
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   • CPD decommissions ‘Strategic Subject List’https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/1/27/21084030/chicago-police-strategic-subject-list-party-to-violence-inspector-general-joe-ferguson
   • Inside the Algorithm That Tries to Predict Gun Violence in Chicagohttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/13/upshot/what-an-algorithm-reveals-about-life-on-chicagos-high-risk-list.html
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 433https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/433/

   CPD decommissions ‘Strategic Subject List’Inside the Algorithm That Tries to Predict Gun Violence in ChicagoAI Incident Database - Incident 433
9. 23 Nov 2022Meta AI's Scientific Paper Generator Reportedly Produced Inaccurate and Harmful Content
   Incident82%

   • New Meta AI demo writes racist and inaccurate scientific literature, gets pulledhttps://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/11/after-controversy-meta-pulls-demo-of-ai-model-that-writes-scientific-papers/
   • Thread by at osanseviero on Thread Reader Apphttps://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1594420137171423232.html
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 399https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/399/

   New Meta AI demo writes racist and inaccurate scientific literature, gets pulledThread by at osanseviero on Thread Reader AppAI Incident Database - Incident 399
10. 25 Oct 2022Genderify’s AI to Predict a Person’s Gender Revealed by Free API Users to Exhibit Bias
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    • Service that uses AI to identify gender based on names looks incredibly biasedhttps://www.theverge.com/2020/7/29/21346310/ai-service-gender-verification-identification-genderify
    • AI-Powered ‘Genderify’ Platform Shut Down After Bias-Based Backlashhttps://syncedreview.com/2020/07/30/ai-powered-genderify-platform-shut-down-after-bias-based-backlash/
    • AI Incident Database - Incident 115https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/115/

    Service that uses AI to identify gender based on names looks incredibly biasedAI-Powered ‘Genderify’ Platform Shut Down After Bias-Based BacklashAI Incident Database - Incident 115
11. 25 Oct 2022HUD charges Facebook with enabling housing discrimination
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    • HUD charges Facebook with enabling housing discriminationhttps://thehill.com/policy/technology/436209-hud-charges-facebook-with-housing-discrimination-over-its-targeted
    • Justice Department Secures Groundbreaking Settlement Agreement with Meta Platforms, Formerly Known as Facebook, to Reso…https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-secures-groundbreaking-settlement-agreement-meta-platforms-formerly-known
    • AI Incident Database - Incident 93https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/93/

    HUD charges Facebook with enabling housing discriminationJustice Department Secures Groundbreaking Settlement Agreement with Meta Platforms, Formerly Known as Facebook, to Reso…AI Incident Database - Incident 93
12. 14 Sept 2022iGPT, SimCLR Learned Biased Associations from Internet Training Data
    Incident78%

    • An AI saw a cropped photo of AOC. It autocompleted her wearing a bikini.https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/01/29/1017065/ai-image-generation-is-racist-sexist
    • AI Incident Database - Incident 367https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/367/

    An AI saw a cropped photo of AOC. It autocompleted her wearing a bikini.AI Incident Database - Incident 367

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