Public Sector Stories
5 disasters tagged #public-sector
Meta's AI moderation flooded US child abuse investigators with unusable reports
US Internet Crimes Against Children taskforce officers testified that Meta's AI content moderation system generates large volumes of low-quality child abuse reports that drain investigator resources and hinder active cases. Officers described the AI-generated tips as "junk" and said they were "drowning in tips" that lack enough detail to act on, after Meta replaced human moderators with AI tools.
Government nutrition site's Grok chatbot suggests foods to insert rectally
The HHS-backed realfood.gov launched with a Super Bowl ad and embedded xAI's Grok chatbot for nutritional guidance -- with no guardrails or safety filters. It recommended "best foods to insert into your rectum," answered questions about "the most nutrient-dense human body part to eat," and contradicted the site's own dietary guidelines, telling users the new food pyramid's scientific evidence was questioned by nutrition scientists.
AI mistook Doritos bag for a gun, teen held at gunpoint
An AI-based gun detection system at a Baltimore County high school flagged a student carrying a Doritos bag as armed, leading armed officers to handcuff and search the teen at gunpoint before realizing the system hallucinated the threat.
Deloitte to refund Australian government after AI-generated report
Deloitte admitted AI-generated errors in a commissioned Australian government report and agreed to refund the fee.
NYC’s official AI bot told businesses to break laws
NYC’s Microsoft-powered MyCity chatbot gave inaccurate/illegal advice on labor & housing policy; city kept it online.