Awful AI: GitHub Repo Tracking Harmful AI Apps
alex_verem · x · 2026-07-18
Awful AI is a GitHub repository dedicated to tracking harmful applications of AI, covering areas like facial feature-based crime prediction, chatbots linked to teen suicides, AI bombing target selection, discrimination, surveillance, autonomous weapons, deepfakes, and accelerated fossil fuel extraction.
- Reliable Sources: Every entry cites authoritative media like The Guardian, ProPublica, The New York Times, or peer-reviewed academic papers.
- Annual Awards: The project presents a 'Terrible AI Award' annually; in 2024, it was given to AI companion chatbots related to teen suicide, and in 2023, to the AI-driven targeting system used by Israel in Gaza.
- Counter-Tools: The final 'Contestational AI' section compiles open-source tools and research used to combat these harmful AI applications.
Created by David Dao, the project is licensed under CC0 public domain.
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