Universal Music Group and AI song generator Udio announced a "compensatory legal settlement" of Universal's copyright suit, plus licensing deals and a joint subscription service due next year; the suit alleged Udio-made songs closely resembled classics such as "My Way". Udio also immediately stopped allowing downloads, prompting a backlash among paying users; financial terms weren't disclosed.
AI-generated fake profiles are the engine of a new wave of pump-and-dump schemes luring savers on social media, with over 5,000 Swedish small savers losing half a billion kronor so far, according to Finansinspektionen. A journalist whose identity was exploited told SR Ekot of "great frustration" that big companies such as Meta are not taking responsibility.
Naver's AI search briefing answered a search for "Japanese territory" by listing Dokdo (Takeshima) among Japan's territories, and a variant search described it as in a sovereignty dispute with Korea, according to Sungshin Women's University professor Seo Kyoung-duk, who demanded an immediate correction. As of that morning, the AI briefing was no longer shown for the search.
Who did it: HYBRID AI Hallucination Cases database
Judge Pamela A. Barker of the Northern District of Ohio fined attorney Arleesha Wilson $7,500 for citing four non-existent cases and misrepresenting seven others in Safe Choice v. City of Cleveland. Her show-cause response, which the court assumes was still AI-drafted, fabricated quotes from seven cases, some arguing against sanctions; she must send the ruling to a bar grievance committee.
The Appellate Court of Maryland referred Bel Air family lawyer Adam Hyman to the Attorney Grievance Commission after his brief cited fake AI-generated cases, with 11 of 27 cases showing a "citation irregularity". His law clerk reported using AI, and Hyman admitted not reading the cited cases, according to Judge Kathryn Grill Graeff, who wrote the opinion "as a warning to others".
About 100 students in a University of Illinois data science course appeared to be answering attendance questions without being in the lecture hall; asked to explain, they apologised, but 80 percent of the apologies were almost identically worded and appeared AI-generated. On October 17 professors Karle Flanagan and Wade Fagen-Ulmschneider showed the class a mash-up of them; no disciplinary action was taken.
Who did it: HYBRID AI Hallucination Cases database
Seeking reconsideration of a dismissed disability discrimination claim against the Southern Ontario Secondary Schools Association, the applicant's counsel quoted a B.C. decision, Hodges v. Triathlon Canada, said to match "the exact circumstance". On October 30, 2025 the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario called it a hallucinated case that does not appear to exist, noting counsel said it was "unknowingly cited incorrectly", and denied reconsideration.
