Reporting Bad AI Behavior

When AI says or does something harmful, you can report it. Most major AI tools have a flag button — and humans review the reports.

OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google all publish quarterly transparency reports about reports they receive and how they respond.

Three things to always report

• AI giving unsafe medical or legal advice
• AI showing bias toward a group of people
• AI being used to harass or scam people

The big idea: Reporting bad AI output is one of the most effective things you can do.

Practice this safely

Try this with a school, hobby, or family example where the stakes are low. Use the AI output as a draft you can question, not as the final answer.

1. 1Ask AI to explain report in plain language, then underline anything that sounds uncertain or too broad.
2. 2Give it one detail from "Reporting Bad AI Behavior" and ask for two possible next steps plus one reason each step might be wrong.
3. 3Check flag against a trusted source, teacher, adult, expert, or original document before you use it.