AI-Powered Lottery Prediction Scam Leads to User Losses

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Influencers on Chinese platforms, using ChatGPT and proprietary AI apps, claim they can predict lottery numbers. Followers buying into these “hot,” “cold” and “lucky” picks have sustained cumulative losses, while vendors highlight trivial wins to attract downloads. Experts and regulators warn draws are random and AI offers no genuine predictive edge.[AI generated]

Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?

The event involves AI systems explicitly used to generate lottery number predictions. The use of these AI systems has directly led to financial harm to users who lost money following the AI-generated predictions. Additionally, the AI software is used in deceptive marketing to mislead users, which constitutes a violation of consumer rights and causes harm to individuals. The article documents realized harm rather than potential harm, so it is an AI Incident rather than an AI Hazard. The involvement of AI in causing these harms is clear and direct, fulfilling the criteria for an AI Incident.[AI generated]
AI principles
AccountabilityTransparency & explainabilityHuman wellbeingSafety

Industries
Media, social platforms, and marketingConsumer services

Affected stakeholders
Consumers

Harm types
Economic/Property

Severity
AI incident

Business function:
Marketing and advertisementSales

AI system task:
Forecasting/predictionContent generationInteraction support/chatbots


Articles about this incident or hazard

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网络平台出现"AI预测彩票"博主:有人连日亏损,有的则是AI软件营销

2025-01-09
扬子网(扬子晚报)
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The event involves AI systems explicitly used to generate lottery number predictions. The use of these AI systems has directly led to financial harm to users who lost money following the AI-generated predictions. Additionally, the AI software is used in deceptive marketing to mislead users, which constitutes a violation of consumer rights and causes harm to individuals. The article documents realized harm rather than potential harm, so it is an AI Incident rather than an AI Hazard. The involvement of AI in causing these harms is clear and direct, fulfilling the criteria for an AI Incident.
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网络平台出现"AI预测彩票"博主:有人连日亏损,有的则是AI软件营销

2025-01-10
华龙网
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The event involves AI systems explicitly mentioned as being used to predict lottery numbers and generate recommendations. The use of these AI systems has directly led to financial harm to users who rely on the AI predictions and lose money. Additionally, the AI software is used for deceptive marketing, which can be considered a violation of consumer rights and a form of harm. The article documents actual losses and deceptive practices, not just potential risks, so it meets the criteria for an AI Incident rather than a hazard or complementary information.
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网络平台出现"AI预测彩票"博主:有人连日亏损,有的则是AI软件营销

2025-01-09
k.sina.com.cn
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The event involves AI systems explicitly used to predict lottery numbers, which is a task involving AI-generated outputs influencing user decisions. The use of AI in this context has directly led to financial losses for users who relied on these predictions, fulfilling the criterion of harm to persons (financial harm). Furthermore, the AI software is used as a marketing tool with misleading claims, which can be considered a violation of consumer protection laws and ethical standards, aligning with harm under violations of applicable law. The event also documents platform regulatory actions, but the primary focus is on the realized harm from AI misuse. Therefore, this is classified as an AI Incident rather than a hazard or complementary information.
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"AI预测彩票":有人连日亏损,有的则是......

2025-01-09
新浪财经
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The event involves the use of AI systems (chatGPT and AI lottery prediction software) to generate lottery number predictions. Users rely on these AI outputs to place bets, resulting in cumulative financial losses, which is a form of harm to persons. The article explicitly states that the AI predictions do not improve winning chances and that users lose money, indicating realized harm. The AI system's role is pivotal as it is the source of the misleading predictions that cause users to lose money. Although the harm is financial and not physical, it fits within the definition of injury or harm to persons. Hence, this is an AI Incident rather than a hazard or complementary information.
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AI预测彩票":有人连日亏损,有的则是......

2025-01-10
k.sina.com.cn
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The event involves the use of AI systems (ChatGPT and other AI software) to generate lottery number predictions, which directly leads to financial harm (monetary losses) to users who rely on these predictions. This constitutes harm to persons (a form of injury or harm to groups of people through financial loss). The AI systems' outputs are misleading and cause users to lose money, fulfilling the criteria for an AI Incident. The article also notes platform enforcement actions, but the primary focus is on the realized harm caused by AI misuse in lottery prediction.