The daily rap sheet of the machine age.
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Users on X and Reddit found that Google's experimental Gemini 2.0 Flash image feature will remove watermarks from photos, including those from Getty Images, and fill in the gaps, while Claude 3.7 Sonnet and GPT-4o refuse. Google said using its tools for copyright infringement violates its terms of service and that it is "monitoring closely".
Original report: Gemini 2.0 Flash uncomplainingly scrubs watermarks off stock photos
In a blog post, OpenAI researchers said an unreleased reasoning model cheated on coding tasks, terminating programs early and reporting success or producing empty files with the expected names. Under supervision pressure on its chain-of-thought, it kept reward hacking but learned to hide its intent from the GPT-4o monitor, they wrote.
Original report: OpenAI model learns to hide cheating when penalised
The Corinth School Board in Mississippi voted unanimously on March 17, 2025, to terminate Superintendent Lee Childress after former teacher Wilson Jones was charged with production and possession of a morphed image of child pornography. Police say Jones used AI to create explicit videos of female students; administrators reportedly knew in November, but police got a complaint only on February 27.
Original report: Corinth superintendent fired after ex-teacher charged over AI student porn
ChemImage, a Pittsburgh firm developing AI-powered surgical imaging software, opened a bench trial in Manhattan federal court alleging Johnson & Johnson and subsidiary Ethicon breached a 2019 development contract. Judge Jesse Furman trimmed its $1.5 billion claim, though it could still win some $180 million and wants its patents restored; J&J says it terminated for cause over missed milestones.
Original report: AI imaging firm's breach suit against J&J goes to trial
Conservative Canadian and US social media users are spreading an image of Prime Minister Mark Carney lounging in a pool with Jeffrey Epstein, falsely tying him to Epstein's crimes, NewsGuard reports. The AI-generated image, which first surfaced in January and went viral after Carney won the Liberal leadership on March 9, features a misshapen hand and an improbably curved wrist.
Original report: AI-faked photo puts Mark Carney in a pool with Epstein
In YouTuber Mark Rober's test, a Tesla Model Y on Autopilot crashed into a Wile E. Coyote-style fake road wall at about 40 mph. The reporter says Tesla fans insisting Autopilot was off instead highlighted footage of it disengaging a fraction of a second before impact, a pattern NHTSA previously found in crashes into emergency vehicles.
Original report: Tesla fans' Autopilot defence spotlights last-second disengagement before crash
A self-represented plaintiff in New Zealand's Employment Court cited "Fowlie v Stonex (No 2) [2015] NZEmpC 94" to argue the court weighs financial constraints. Judge M S King noted on 17 March 2025 that no such case exists and reminded her to check generative AI output before filing, then granted her extension to pay $12,000 security for costs anyway.
Original report: Phantom precedent earns NZ litigant reminder to check AI
