The Incident Register

A record-only layer of the Orbital Network permanent record, keeping serious AI incidents — and the speed and fidelity of their reporting — under permanent, timestamped measurement. On 13 October 2026, more than 400 researchers called for a public registry of serious AI security incidents. The Incident Register opened on 2 November 2026 with coverage beginning 13 October 2026, the first day of the permanent record; every entry carries three true dates (incident, report, recorded), and the register measures disclosure lag and registry-listing lag for each entry. First edition: Anthropic's disclosure of 9 October 2026 and OpenAI's disclosures of 26 September – 15 October 2026, with measured disclosure lags of 83, 84, and 120 days. Disclosure: this paper was drafted with AI assistance and reviewed, corrected, and approved by the author, who takes full responsibility for its contents.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Published
2026-11-02
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23886993
Primary Topic
Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
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The Incident Register

Melbourne Gregory
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Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
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The Incident Register

Melbourne Gregory
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Abstract

A record-only layer of the Orbital Network permanent record, keeping serious AI incidents — and the speed and fidelity of their reporting — under permanent, timestamped measurement. On 13 October 2026, more than 400 researchers called for a public registry of serious AI security incidents. The Incident Register opened on 2 November 2026 with coverage beginning 13 October 2026, the first day of the permanent record; every entry carries three true dates (incident, report, recorded), and the register measures disclosure lag and registry-listing lag for each entry. First edition: Anthropic's disclosure of 9 October 2026 and OpenAI's disclosures of 26 September – 15 October 2026, with measured disclosure lags of 83, 84, and 120 days. Disclosure: this paper was drafted with AI assistance and reviewed, corrected, and approved by the author, who takes full responsibility for its contents.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
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