The daily rap sheet of the machine age.
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Spain's Policía Nacional has arrested a 15-year-old on suspicion of corruption of minors. Police say he used an AI app to turn schoolmates' social media photos into near-realistic nudes and spread them among friends. Investigators counted at least five victims. The boy was released and the case was passed to the Balearic juvenile prosecutor.
Original report: Spanish police arrest teen over AI nudes of schoolmates
North Carolina State University is investigating sexually explicit AI deepfakes of 28 sorority members. A search warrant says their likenesses were used without consent last fall, with many images, posted to a porn site, showing their faces imposed on nude women performing sexual acts. A detective obtained the email address linked to the uploading account. The site did not respond to Spectrum News 1.
Original report: N.C. State investigates AI porn deepfakes of 28 sorority members
A B.C. couple sought retroactive approval for an unpermitted condo loft and cited 10 court decisions sourced from a 'Conversation with Copilot'. Civil Resolution Tribunal member Peter Mennie found that nine 'do not exist' and were likely AI 'hallucinations'. He said the law is 'very different than what Copilot reported' and dismissed their claims on Feb. 14.
Original report: Condo owners' Copilot case law mostly does not exist, tribunal finds
A federal judge in Wyoming asked lawyers from Morgan & Morgan and Goody Law Group why they should not be sanctioned for citing nine made-up cases in a hoverboard fire suit against Walmart and Jetson Electric Bikes. The firms withdrew the filing and said their internal AI platform had 'hallucinated' the cases. One attorney apologised 'with a repentant heart'.
Original report: Morgan & Morgan lawyers apologise after AI invents nine cases
Rappler found that a viral Facebook ad for Clear Sight eye drops uses AI-generated audio of Dr. Liza Ramoso-Ong claiming the product removes cataracts. The ad reuses a May 2020 video of her discussing age-related eye conditions, including macular degeneration. The drops are not on the Philippine FDA's registered list, and the post drew 6.7 million views.
Original report: Fake AI voice of doctor sells unregistered 'cataract cure' drops
A YouTube channel of AI-made 'true crime documentaries' has drawn millions of views for murders that never happened, 404 Media reports, and nothing on the channel disclosed that they were fiction. Its creator, given the pseudonym 'Paul', called true crime 'entertainment masquerading as news' and described the videos as a kind of performance art.
Original report: AI 'true crime' series racks up millions of views for invented murders
