daviddao/awful-ai resource
😈Awful AI is a curated list to track current scary usages of AI - hoping to raise awareness observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
26/100
- Activity 7
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3081
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 559
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
7553 stars · 263 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Awful AI is a curated list tracking current scary and harmful usages of AI, covering categories like discrimination, disinformation, surveillance, and autonomous weapons. It aims to raise awareness of AI misuse in society and spur discussion of preventive countermeasures.
Use cases
- find examples of AI being used for surveillance
- research AI bias and discrimination cases
- track deepfakes and AI disinformation incidents
- study ethical risks of AI for a paper or course
- find contestational AI projects that fight misuse
When to choose
- you need a curated catalog of real-world AI misuse cases
- you are researching AI ethics, safety, or policy
- you want awareness material for discussions on harmful AI
When to avoid
- you need software or tools rather than a reading list
- you want positive or neutral AI resources
- you need a comprehensive academic survey with citations
Facets
learning-resource · maturity active
documentation developer-tools artificial-intelligence awesome-lists privacy security awesome-list ai-ethics ai-safety curated-list awareness ai-misuse ethics web-server
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/daviddao/awful-ai · fetched 2026-08-28 · 08f7720d223e
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| daviddao/awful-ai | main | 26 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="daviddao/awful-ai")
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