California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings met with and wrote to OpenAI over reports of how its products interact with children. Bonta, citing a young Californian who died by suicide after interacting with a chatbot, expressed "extreme dismay" at OpenAI's approach to safety: "before we can even get to benefiting, we need to get to not harming."
Indiana State Rep. Maureen Bauer's office says the FBI and Indiana State Police are investigating a sextortion case targeting her involving a digitally manipulated, fabricated photo she was first notified of by email on Sept. 3. The office says the material has since been removed and warns that anyone sharing it may face charges under Indiana's non-consensual image and deepfake statutes.
Who did it: HYBRID AI Hallucination Cases database
Judge Peter H. Kang admonished and sanctioned Katherine Cervantes after a July 21, 2025 brief for Anthony Hill against Workday cited a nonexistent case and misrepresented another. Cervantes, who testified she used Westlaw's CoCounsel and never personally checked the citation, must circulate the order in her office and take at least four hours of legal education; supervising lawyer Lenden Webb must explain his hearing no-show.
Four fire trucks, including some from the Bureau of Fire Protection, responded to Parola, Manila, on Thursday morning after receiving an AI-generated photo of a burning truck, only to find the truck intact, GMA News reported. Recto Volunteer fire chief Samuel Fenix called such hoaxes dangerous; under the Philippines' Revised Fire Code, spreading false fire reports may bring a P50,000 fine.
A shopper was told to leave a B&M store in Cardiff on April 29, 2025 after Facewatch facial recognition matched him to a watchlist entry accusing him of stealing £75 of goods, though CCTV showed him paying for £7 of cat treats. He has complained to the Information Commissioner's Office through Big Brother Watch; B&M apologised and offered a £25 voucher, which he rejected.
