Opens in Excel, Google Sheets, Numbers or any data tool. One row per incident.
- Format
- CSV, UTF-8
- Rows
- 18
- Size
- 15.8 KB
- Version
- 2026-10-29
- Near misses (optional)
- 4
- Licence
- CDLA-Permissive-2.0
Preview: the first rows
aiincidents-register-2026-10-29.csv
| incident_id | date_occurred | date_added | title | category | region | severity | status | near_miss | source_count | source_urls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIA-2026-0015 | 2024-01-01 | 2026-10-09 | Auckland man died after a sextortion scam that used an AI-generated woman | scams_and_fraud | auckland | 5 | verified | no | 3 | https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/crime-and-justice/1787553/coroner-s-report-man-took-his-own-life-after-paying-money-to-sextortion-blackmailer-sending-images-to-ai-generated-woman|https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/coroners-report-man-took-his-own-life-after-paying-money-to-sextortion-blackmailer/DO6EGWOCWZEYTPVEV66FKXDZTA/|https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/10/09/sextortion-warning-after-mans-death-help-is-available/ |
| AIA-2026-0013 | 2026-09-02 | 2026-09-02 | Deloitte’s $435,000 Wellington City Council staffing report found to contain AI-generated errors | work_and_jobs | wellington | 4 | under_review | no | 1 | https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/regions/1229348/mayor-says-large-chunks-of-wellington-council-deloitte-report-written-ai |
| AIA-2026-0022 | 2026-08-12 | 2026-08-12 | Tenancy Tribunal swamped by long AI-generated claims, prompting new guidance | courts_and_legal | online_or_nationwide | 2 | verified | no | 2 | https://www.interest.co.nz/property/139766/tenancy-dispute-resolution-service-drowning-ai-generated-claims-because-tenants-are|https://www.thelawyermag.com/nz/news/general/influx-of-ai-generated-submissions-drives-rollout-of-new-use-guidance-from-tenancy-tribunal/585596 |
| AIA-2026-0012 | 2026-06-17 | 2026-06-17 | Ministry of Education’s AI marking tool “SMART” scored student writing by word count | automated_decisions | online_or_nationwide | 4 | under_review | no | 1 | https://www.nzeiteriuroa.org.nz/about-us/media-releases/parents-urged-to-check-school-use-of-inaccurate-government-ai-tool |
| AIA-2026-0021 | 2026-05-01 | 2026-05-01 | Supreme Court ordered costs against an applicant who relied on AI-hallucinated cases (Chen v Goodmore Investments) | courts_and_legal | 2 | under_review | no | 2 | https://www.damiencharlotin.com/documents/2134/Chen_v._Goodmore_and_Tawa_NEW_2026-NZSC-40.pdf|https://www.aivortex.io/legal-ai-risk/cases/chen-v-goodmore-investments-tawa-2026-05-01/brief |
What each column means
| Column | What it means | Example |
|---|---|---|
incident_id | Permanent unique ID for the entry. | AIA-2026-0142 |
date_occurred | Date the incident occurred, as best we know. | 2026-03-27 |
date_added | Date the incident was added to the tracker. | 2026-04-02 |
title | Short headline. | Voice-clone call… |
summary | A summary describing the incident. | |
category | The type of harm. | scams_and_fraud |
region | Regional council area, or online. | wellington |
ai_type | The type of AI involved. | Voice cloning |
harm_type | What kind of harm resulted. | Financial loss |
severity | Our rating from 1 (least) to 5 (most). | 4 |
status | verified or under_review. | verified |
source_count | How many sources support the entry. | 3 |
source_urls | Links to public sources, separated by a vertical bar ( | ). | https://…|https://… |
last_updated | When the entry last changed. | 2026-05-10 |
url | The entry’s page on this site. |
Worth noting
- Dates use the format YYYY-MM-DD.
- Rows marked
under_reviewhaven’t been confirmed yet. Filter them out for verified counts. - The file never contains names, contact details or anything that identifies the people affected.
Use Policy
You’re free to reuse the data with credit to AI Incidents Aotearoa. Make sure to note which version you used. How to cite