The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board says two candidates and a parent are in custody for allegedly using AI and other electronic means to falsify 2026 UTME results by doctoring its official SMS score notifications. Spokesperson Fabian Benjamin announced the arrests as the board released results for 632,788 candidates, warning that those involved would face the full weight of the law.
A 37-year-old man who asked ChatGPT how to get a Glock to "kill an intelligence agent" was arrested by the RAID unit in Strasbourg on April 3, after OpenAI notified the FBI, which filed a report on France's Pharos platform. Charges were dropped next day, the prosecutor saying the man "merely questioned an AI". OpenAI denies generalized surveillance.
Anthropic revoked Claude access for more than 60 accounts at fintech startup Belo over an unspecified Usage Policy violation, according to CTO Pato Molina, whose only appeal route was a Google Form. Anthropic's email said automated systems flagged the account and staff reviewed it. After the complaint went viral on X, access was restored after 15-plus hours, "apparently" a false positive, Molina said.
Toronto police say they have charged seven people in a scheme that allegedly used smart glasses, AI tools and distraction techniques to record store access codes, then load store money onto gift cards as lottery winnings nobody had won. Police identified 112 suspicious incidents; five people have been arrested and two are wanted on Canada-wide warrants.
