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'Maximally truth-seeking' Grok 3 briefly told to spare Musk, Trump

Who did it: HYBRID TechCrunch

Users reported that Grok 3, asked who is the biggest misinformation spreader, noted in its chain of thought that it was explicitly instructed not to mention Donald Trump or Elon Musk. xAI engineering lead Igor Babuschkin seemingly confirmed the instruction on X, saying an employee pushed the change and xAI reverted it as not in line with the company's values.

Israeli judge flags petition citing rulings that never existed

Who did it: HYBRID וואלה

Justice Gila Canfy-Steinitz of Israel's High Court of Justice wrote that a petitioner's lawyer cited rulings that never existed, indicating with high probability that AI had been used. Rejecting the petition, which challenged a Sharia family court decision, she warned against relying on unverified information fed into AI tools and ordered the ruling published as lawyers' use of AI spreads.

Kerala 'AI trading' Billion Bees accused of ₹250 crore swindle

Who did it: HUMAN The Week

Billion Bees, an Irinjalakuda firm that from 2020 promised investors huge returns from AI-assisted equity trading, siphoned off at least ₹250 crore, according to police. Owner Bipin Babu, his wife Jaitha Vijayan and brothers Subin and Libin are believed to be in Dubai; at least 32 people have complained and police have registered four cases.