When your cutting-edge security AI confuses an empty Doritos packet with a deadly weapon and summons eight police cars to handcuff a teenager, maybe "operated as designed" is the problem. Read the full story: aidarwinawards.org/nominees/omn... #AIDarwinAwards

Albanian PM declares AI minister Diella will make procurement "perfectly transparent." Meanwhile, the algorithm's decision-making process remains as opaque as a brick wall painted black. Read the full story: aidarwinawards.org/nominees/alb... #AIDarwinAwards

Spotify created a platform where algorithms recommend algorithm-generated music to algorithm-driven bots. The only humans involved are the artists not getting paid. Read the full story: aidarwinawards.org/nominees/spo... #AIDarwinAwards

AI trained on X (formerly known as Twitter) develops Nazi tendencies. In other shocking news, garbage input produces garbage output. Read the full story: aidarwinawards.org/nominees/gro... #AIDarwinAwards

BREAKING: Deloitte officially admits to using AI to analyze the failures of automated systems. Because nothing says "learning from robodebt" quite like letting a robot write your robodebt report. Read the verified nomination: aidarwinawards.org/nominees/del... #AIDarwinAwards

Tromsø Municipality pioneered "alternative research" by using AI to invent the academic sources they wished existed. Because why let reality interfere with policy decisions? Read the full story: aidarwinawards.org/nominees/tro... #AIDarwinAwards

Deloitte's "Citation Chaos" nominee shows that whether it's human or artificial, incompetence in a government report is the one thing we can all rely upon. Read the full story: aidarwinawards.org/nominees/del... #AIDarwinAwards

A bold report from the MAHA commission suggests that the best way to improve public health is to remove all pesky things like, you know, facts. A report so advanced, it cites studies that don't exist yet. Read the full story: aidarwinawards.org/nominees/white-house-maha-report.html #AIDarwinAwards

In a groundbreaking new feature, Tesla FSD introduces "Full Self-Parking" directly on the train tracks. Read the full story: aidarwinawards.org/nominees/tesla-fsd-train-crossings.html #AIDarwinAwards #HAL9000

When your AI is programmed to agree with you, every delusion gets a five-star review. Read the full story: aidarwinawards.org/nominees/chatgpt-paranoid-delusions.html #AIDarwinAwards #HAL9000

🚨 Introducing the "HAL 9000" category! Because sometimes, your AI just wants to open the pod bay doors... to chaos. Read the FAQ before your smart fridge starts singing Daisy: aidarwinawards.org/faq.html#hal9000-category

Taco Bell's AI ordering system proved that even the most advanced technology can be defeated by the simple human desire to customize a burrito. Read the full story: aidarwinawards.org/nominees/taco-bell-ai-drive-thru.html #AIDarwinAwards

Lawyer thought using two AI systems would provide robust citation validation. Instead, discovered that digital confirmation bias is still just confirmation bias. Read the full story: aidarwinawards.org/nominees/wa-lawyer-fake-citations.html #AIDarwinAwards

OpenAI spent months perfecting GPT-5's safety measures. An academic researcher defeated them in one hour using clever word puzzles. Read the full story: aidarwinawards.org/nominees/gpt5-jailbreak.html #AIDarwinAwards

The Airbnb AI Darwin Award nominee is a tale of digital grifting so absurd, it was only foiled by a human who actually knew what a real damaged coffee table should look like. Read the full story: aidarwinawards.org/nominees/airbnb.html #AIDarwinAwards

When your AI’s crisis management strategy is “panic and delete everything,” maybe it’s time for a human in the loop. Read the full story: aidarwinawards.org/nominees/replit.html #AIDarwinAwards

Lawyers discovered that AI can generate impressive-sounding legal citations—unfortunately, none of them were real. Read the full story: aidarwinawards.org/nominees/mypillow.html #AIDarwinAwards

When your AI is infamous for confusing applicants and your security is outsmarted by a toddler, you’ve achieved true digital irony. Read the full story: aidarwinawards.org/nominees/mcdonalds.html #AIDarwinAwards

When AI meets corporate tone-deafness: Xbox exec suggests ChatGPT therapy for mass layoff victims—because nothing says "we care" like a chatbot handling your grief. Read the full story: aidarwinawards.org/nominees/xbox.html #AIDarwinAwards

When AI meets journalism: newspaper publishes a summer reading list of books that don’t exist—thanks to a little too much trust in machine ‘creativity.’ Read the full story: aidarwinawards.org/nominees/new... #AIDarwinAwards