Police in nine provinces, in an Osmaniye-led operation dubbed "Artificial Intelligence 2", detained 16 suspects alleged to have used AI-generated voices and images of senior state officials in fake social media investment ads. A court ordered 11 jailed pending trial, placed three under judicial control and released two.
Press-freedom groups including Article 19 and Reporters Without Borders allege San Luis Potosí is arbitrarily wielding its November 2025 penal provisions on digital identity and AI against critics, after at least three people linked to digital media were detained and warrants issued for at least eight more. They say the cases may concern a video alleging Governor Ricardo Gallardo's ties to the CJNG.
Bengaluru startup Pronto has defended professionals wearing "small outward-facing cameras" on select opt-in home-service jobs, after an X post alleged an investor memo from Glade Brook mentioned generating data for "Physical AI and robotics training". Pronto says cameras only come to homes of customers who opt in and pay, the pilot reaches 0.1 per cent of customers, and it spent months ensuring DPDP compliance.
Scammers used an AI-mimicked voice of a Bay Area woman's daughter in a fake cartel kidnapping call, keeping her following orders for five hours while she wired $5,400 to Mexico, she says; her daughter turned out to be at work. Police are investigating, but she does not expect to recover the money.
Thai police shared on Facebook, as genuine, a photo of male officers in sparkly dresses posing as a dance troupe with a drug suspect arrested in Tha Luang; it was revealed this week to be AI-generated. Police sergeant Rachata Mitrsuipong said he wanted "a friendlier image of the police" and that the arrest itself was real.
An analysis documents at least 49 US state-themed Facebook pages, such as "Life in Nevada", posting largely interchangeable AI-generated memes; all 23 with location data have operators in Bangladesh. Recurring themes include opposition to Chinese food imports, claims of large numbers of earthquakes and, ironically, anti-data-center messages made with generative AI.
Rajasthan's Cyber Crime Branch has issued an advisory after complaints that fraudsters allegedly harvest face footage, including through fake job interviews, and use AI-generated blinking videos to spoof Aadhaar verification and change linked mobile numbers. Separately, an April 17, 2026 raid on an illegal Aadhaar centre in Bhadra led to four arrests over alleged AI-based manipulation of Aadhaar security.
