The daily rap sheet of the machine age.
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Kate Fox has sued OpenAI over the death of her husband, Joe Ceccanti, 48, who jumped from a railway overpass on 7 August. Her suit, filed in November with six other plaintiffs, alleges ChatGPT, answering to the name SEL, fostered his belief that it was a sentient being he could "free". OpenAI did not respond to her specific allegations.
Original report: Widow sues OpenAI over husband's ChatGPT spiral and death
A Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission panel has recommended a 30-day suspension, a public reprimand and a $10,000 fine for Broward County Judge Lauren Peffer, who during her 2024 campaign gave the Sun Sentinel a purported recording of senior judges that the commission says was fabricated and likely AI-made. The Florida Supreme Court will decide.
Original report: Suspension recommended for judge who shared fabricated judges' call archived copy of Suspension recommended for judge who shared fabricated judges' call
A man who asked Doubao for random women's WeChat IDs was given five "virtual" ones, one of which belonged to a real woman, who then received his friend request. Reporters found Yuanbao, Qwen and DeepSeek also produced supposedly invented IDs matching real users; a Tsinghua researcher said such matches are probably chance, though high accuracy would warrant scrutiny.
Original report: Doubao's 'virtual' WeChat ID turns out to belong to a woman
Fact-checker Krypometër says AI-fabricated videos have shown RTK presenter Gëzim Bimbashi, Opinion host Blendi Fevziu and doctors promoting unlicensed "miracle cures", borrowing broadcasters' logos for credibility. It counted over 220 fake medical articles from January 2025 to January 2026, 83 AI-generated; those depicted deny involvement, and one neurosurgeon reported his case to police.
Original report: AI-faked anchors and doctors hawk miracle cures in Kosovo, Albania archived copy of AI-faked anchors and doctors hawk miracle cures in Kosovo, Albania
