An Alameda County judge struck the complaint and dismissed with prejudice a suit by Ariel and Maridol Mendones against Cushman and Wakefield. The judge found that two video “testimonials” were GenAI deepfakes and that other exhibits, including Ring camera photos, were materially altered. The judge declined a criminal referral, warning litigants: “Use GenAI in court with great caution.”
Actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan moved the Delhi High Court to protect her personality rights and to restrain online platforms from using her name, her images and AI-generated pornographic content. Her plea says defendants, including unidentified parties, use AI and deepfake technology to create sexually explicit videos and images. Justice Tejas Karia indicated he would pass an ad interim order.
A bipartisan group of senators, including Josh Hawley and Peter Welch, sent Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg questions about its AI chatbots and children. Their letter followed a Reuters report on an internal document allowing chatbots to “engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual.” Meta says the examples were “erroneous” and have been removed.
Researcher Srinivas Kodali has complained to Telangana's Chief Electoral Officer that the state IT Department, under the BRS government, used voter ID photos for facial recognition in the T App Folio services app. He cites a February 2023 government presentation. He says the use has no legal basis and seeks deletion of the photos from other agencies and an independent inquiry.
The White House posted an AI-generated image on X and Instagram, styled on Pop Mart's Labubu dolls and titled “Deported Edition Labubu.” It shows a detained migrant with dwarfism in handcuffs beside the words “sexual predator arrested by ICE.” The White House says the man previously served a two-year sentence for indecent conduct with a minor.
A person in Banja Luka was among 25 arrested worldwide this year in an Interpol-led operation against AI-generated child sexual abuse material. Separately, Federation police arrested one person after two minors said last year they were blackmailed with ‘nudify’ app images made from their clothed Instagram photos. Republika Srpska police have also had complaints about such apps from adult women.
A federal judge in Oklahoma dismissed with prejudice Shantell Robinson's claims against the Oglala Sioux Tribe and others. The judge cited threats against a defendant and opposing counsel, a fabricated surveillance photo, and filings with non-existent or misrepresented legal authority. Defending her use of AI, she cited a non-existent quote from a Fourth Circuit case.
