In a federal class action in Northern California over sexualized Grok deepfakes, xAI filed motions in May seeking to end pseudonymity for four plaintiffs, including one allegedly depicted as a child. A plaintiffs' lawyer called the move an effort to intimidate them into dropping the case. In May 29 filings, all four said they would consider withdrawing if named.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reprimanded lawyers Mike Sethi and William Rounds, fined each $2,500 and suspended them from practising before it for six months over briefs citing nonexistent cases it said were AI-generated. The pair blamed typographical mistakes; the court found they violated their duty of candor and must disclose any AI use in filings for two years.
Chile's Supreme Court suspended a lawyer for one month and fined her 5 UTM after her cassation appeal cited nonexistent doctrine generated by a chatbot, including two references to a supposed book by Professor Jean Pierre Matus, who sits on the deciding chamber. The court rejected her "involuntary error" defence; the justices split on whether to impose both penalties.
A Mato Grosso do Sul appeals court ordered an unnamed platform to pay R$5,000 in moral damages to a woman whose real photo third parties used to create AI-faked nude images, because it kept the posts up after she reported them and removed them only once the case reached court. The platform's argument that the images weren't real failed to persuade.
A retiree lost nearly a million dollars after a Facebook ad featuring an AI-generated deepfake of Prime Minister Mark Carney lured her into a bogus crypto scheme in July 2025. Over months, scammers persuaded her to cash in a $650,000 retirement fund, mortgage her condo for $300,000 and take a $35,000 credit-card advance; police and banks are investigating, according to a friend.
The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age removed an opinion piece defending universities against claims AI had devalued degrees after academics spotted it was itself written with AI. Its author, Western Sydney University academic-integrity professor Cath Ellis, says she used Copilot to structure her own thoughts; the Herald says it was never told.
Scammers are circulating AI-generated fake videos of Greek singer Anna Vissi promising fans large cash gifts; those who respond get WhatsApp messages from a foreign number, where a woman posing as her manager announces a €325,000 "colossal gift from the VISSI Foundation" and tries to extract personal details. A few days ago, Vissi said a company used her face and voice in ads without consent.
Bengaluru Cyber Crime Police registered an FIR against 29 social media accounts, nine on Instagram, 14 on X and six on Facebook, accused of creating and circulating AI-generated fake images and videos of actress Rukmini Vasanth. Her complaint alleges unknown persons superimposed her face onto another person's body to tarnish her reputation.
