An investigation by China's state broadcaster found Wuhan firms hiring 'writers' to produce papers for paying clients with a 'compiling + AI' model. A supervisor at Wuhan Ruijie Xueshang Education Consulting said staff could write 30 papers a day using AI tools and filling templates with data; a document at another firm showed one writer covering law, preschool education and computer applications.
Police in Qingdao's Licang district said on Sunday, 12 October, that a man received five days' administrative detention for posting a woman's photos with indecent videos in online chat groups; he had reportedly made the material with AI. In a handwritten apology he admitted 'blindly' forwarding it. The woman has vowed to pursue everyone involved for civil and criminal liability.
A vulnerable pensioner in Wales lost £58,400 after a Facebook advert using a deepfake video of Martin Lewis led him to a fake financial adviser; the scammers had him install AnyDesk, took out loans in his name and drained his Barclays and Monzo accounts. He now faces monthly repayments of over £1,000 and is seeking to recover the money from his banks.
Robby Starbuck, made Meta's AI bias adviser in August under the settlement of a suit over Meta AI output allegedly calling Starbuck a QAnon adherent and January 6 participant, has since spread disinformation about shootings, vaccines and trans people, the Guardian reports. Starbuck calls the piece "an attempted hit job"; Meta did not respond.
