Glossary term
Glossary term
Governance and Compliance
An event involving an AI system that causes or could cause harm, policy violation, security compromise, compliance failure, material error, or loss of trust. Incident procedures should define severity, triage, containment, notification, legal review, affected stakeholder communication, evidence preservation, and post-incident improvement.
The AI Incident Database, maintained by the Responsible AI Collaborative, catalogs over 800 documented AI incidents as of 2025.
The OECD AI Incidents Monitor, launched in November 2023, tracks AI incidents and hazards in real time from open-source reporting.
EU AI Act Article 73 requires high-risk AI providers to notify market surveillance authorities of serious incidents, generally within 15 days.