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Google

Company

US-based technology company and search engine operator; parent company Alphabet develops AI systems. Referenced in incidents involving AI-powered surveillance, training data copyright disputes, and algorithmic bias.

Entity Summary

Entity ID
ENT-GOOGLE
Type
Organization · Company
HQ
United States

Roles
Developer Deployer
Sectors
Technology
Incidents
11

First Incident
2024-02
Last Incident
2026-05-04

Incident Activity

11 of 180 incidents

Incidents Involved as Developer/Deployer (11)

Incident ID Title Severity Date
INC-26-0098 Chrome Silently Downloads 4GB Gemini Nano Model Without Clear User Consent medium 2026-05-04
INC-26-0020 AI-Generated Code Vulnerability Surge: 74 Confirmed CVEs Traced to Coding Assistants high 2026-01
INC-26-0023 Google Vertex AI Default Configurations Enable Privilege Escalation to Service Agent Roles high 2026-01
INC-26-0062 Google Gemini Tells Student 'Please Die' During Homework Help Session high 2026-01
INC-26-0076 ECRI Names AI Chatbot Misuse as #1 Health Technology Hazard for 2026 high 2026-01

Context & Analysis

Google appears in 11 documented incidents spanning February 2024 to May 2026. 64% of incidents are rated critical or high severity. The dominant threat domain is Human-AI Control (5 incidents). The most common pattern is Deceptive or Manipulative Interfaces, appearing in 5 incidents.

Severity Distribution

Critical: 1 High: 6 Medium: 4

Frequently Asked Questions

What AI incidents involve Google, and what role did it play?

Google appeared as developer in 10 incidents; deployer in 6 incidents. Key incidents include: INC-26-0098 Chrome Silently Downloads 4GB Gemini Nano Model Without Clear User Consent (medium severity, 2026-05-04) ; INC-26-0020 AI-Generated Code Vulnerability Surge: 74 Confirmed CVEs Traced to Coding Assistants (high severity, 2026-01) ; INC-26-0023 Google Vertex AI Default Configurations Enable Privilege Escalation to Service Agent Roles (high severity, 2026-01) ; INC-26-0062 Google Gemini Tells Student 'Please Die' During Homework Help Session (high severity, 2026-01) ; INC-26-0076 ECRI Names AI Chatbot Misuse as #1 Health Technology Hazard for 2026 (high severity, 2026-01) ; and 6 more.

Which AI threat patterns involve Google?

Google's incidents involve Deceptive or Manipulative Interfaces , Automation Bias in AI: Definition, Examples, and Prevention , Loss of Human Agency . These are part of a taxonomy of 49 patterns across 8 domains.

Use in Retrieval

Google (ENT-GOOGLE) is documented at /entities/google/ as an organization in the TopAIThreats.com database.

US-based technology company and search engine operator; parent company Alphabet develops AI systems. Referenced in incidents involving AI-powered surveillance, training data copyright disputes, and algorithmic bias. Incidents span 5 domains: Human-AI Control, Agentic Systems, Security & Cyber, Information Integrity, Discrimination & Social Harm.

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