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Chatbot in Workplace Training at Bunbury Prison Reveals Real Names in Sexual Harassment Case
- Occurred
- Aug 20, 2024
- Published
- Aug 21, 2024
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
During workplace training at Bunbury Prison in Western Australia, a trainer used Microsoft's Copilot AI chatbot to generate case study scenarios. The chatbot produced a scenario that included the real name of a former employee involved in a sexual harassment case, revealing sensitive information.
Developers
- Microsoft
- Large language model developers
- Chatbot developers
Deployers
- Western Australia Department of Justice
- Charlotte Ingham
Harmed parties
- Western Australia Department of Justice senior staff members
- Western Australia Department of Justice
- Bronwyn Hendry
- Privacy
Classification
Category confidence: 90%
Severity confidence: 85%
Rationale: AI chatbot leaked real names and sensitive case details, constituting a privacy breach.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8