Eleven civil liberty and anti-racist groups, including Liberty, Big Brother Watch and the Runnymede Trust, wrote to Met commissioner Mark Rowley demanding he scrap live facial recognition at Notting Hill carnival, saying it is "less accurate for women and people of colour" and faces a high court challenge. The Met says its settings are accurate and balanced by ethnicity and gender.
A man says scammers posing as Jelly Roll on Facebook told him he had won $50,000 and a car, then sent AI videos of the singer, one saying his full name, asking him to cover shipping costs. He sent $70 in Apple gift cards before a relative warned him it was a scam; he filed a police report.
NetChoice says it is withdrawing expert Dr. Anthony Bean from its challenge to Louisiana's social media age verification law. Louisiana's attorney general had alleged his report contained fake quotes and citations created by AI. NetChoice says Bean accidentally submitted the wrong version of his declaration. The state is asking the court to exclude his testimony and award it fees and costs.
