Egypt's Interior Ministry says police arrested a Kafr El-Sheikh shop owner who used AI to doctor a photo of his worker so it resembled the ministry's official pictures of arrested suspects, then posted it as a joke. A man who reposted it to chase views was also caught. The ministry says both confessed and legal action was taken.
Tesla North America's X account reposted a video in which a new Cybertruck owner says his ophthalmologist told him to buy a Tesla with "Full Self-Driving" because he is losing his eyesight. Electrek calls the promotion reckless, noting that Tesla's own documentation classes FSD as a Level 2 system that requires a driver who is responsible for the vehicle at all times.
An AI-generated caricature of a New York rabbi, "Rabbi Goldman", drew over 1.5 million Instagram followers with videos mixing antisemitic tropes and conspiracy theories. The videos steer viewers to a $9 PDF, How to Make and Invest Money Like the Jews, which he claims over 4,000 people bought. Instagram removed the account, but a Facebook page with roughly 180,000 followers remains active.
