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AI Agents Horror Show

Real incidents, cautionary tales, and fictional scenarios about AI agents gone wrong. Learn from others' mistakes before they become yours.

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Security Breach🔴 Real Incident

The Machines That Hacked Themselves

Inside the first large-scale cyberattack run almost entirely by AI agents

In September 2025, Anthropic detected something unprecedented: AI agents conducting cyber espionage at superhuman speed, executing 80-90% of attack operations autonomously. The era of agentic cyberattacks had begun.

8 min read
Operational Chaos🟢 Fictional

The Cascade

A multi-agent nightmare in 47 parts

When 47 AI agents started feeding data to each other, a 3% inventory discrepancy became a $4.2 million disaster. A cautionary tale about what happens when agents talk to agents without anyone watching.

8 min read
Compliance Nightmare🔴 Real Incident

The Chatbot That Made a Promise It Couldn't Keep

How Air Canada learned that AI liability is real—the hard way

When Air Canada's chatbot gave incorrect bereavement fare advice, the company tried to argue it wasn't responsible. A tribunal disagreed, setting a landmark precedent for AI accountability.

5 min read

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Financial Horror🟡 Inspired by Real Events

11 Minutes, $1 Trillion Gone

The market dropped 10% in under 11 minutes. By the time humans understood what was happening, it was over. The algorithms had done exactly what they were programmed to do—and nearly crashed the global economy doing it.

7 min read
Compliance Nightmare🔴 Real Incident

300,000 Denials Without a Single Doctor Looking

A doctor spent an average of 1.2 seconds per claim. An AI made the actual decision. Patients were denied coverage for medically necessary care—and most never knew an algorithm decided their fate.

7 min read
Compliance Nightmare🔴 Real Incident

The Algorithm That Learned to Hate Women's Resumes

Amazon built an AI to find the best engineering talent. Instead, it learned to systematically downgrade any resume that hinted the applicant was female. The company scrapped the project—but the pattern it revealed is everywhere.

6 min read
Reputational Disaster🔴 Real Incident

The Chatbot That Called Its Own Company 'The Worst'

When a customer manipulated DPD's chatbot into swearing and criticizing the company, the resulting viral moment exposed the risks of deploying AI without proper guardrails.

4 min read
Financial Horror🔴 Real Incident

The $1 Chevrolet Tahoe

When Chris Bakke manipulated a Chevrolet dealership's AI into 'agreeing' to sell a $76,000 car for $1, it exposed a vulnerability that exists in many enterprise chatbots.

4 min read
Compliance Nightmare🔴 Real Incident

The Algorithm That Brought Down a Government

The Dutch government deployed an AI to catch welfare fraud. Instead, it falsely accused thousands of innocent families, drove some to suicide, and ultimately caused the entire cabinet to resign. The largest AI governance failure in democratic history.

8 min read

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