2026-09-20T23:22:28.549Z
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Microsoft Copilot Allegedly Provides Unsafe Medical Advice with High Risk of Severe Harm
Microsoft Copilot, when asked medical questions, was reportedly found to provide accurate information only 54% of the time, according to European researchers (citation provided in editor's notes). Analysis by the researchers reported that 42% of Copilot's responses could cause moderate to severe harm, with 22% of responses posing a risk of death or severe injury.
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- Global
Reported occurrence date: 2024-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
Evidence & attribution
- AI Incident Database
- AI Incident Database · 2024-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
AI Incident Database, Responsible AI Collaborative; McGregor (2021), Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents. Incident-specific contributor credits are available at each citation link. Metadata adapted; article text excluded.
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
First collected: 2026-09-19T22:50:59.123Z. This is not the publication date.
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