Nigerian police arrested Ifechukwu Dennis, who presidential adviser Bayo Onanuga says originated an AI-generated voice note passed off as President Bola Tinubu making inflammatory statements. The audio had been superimposed on footage from a video by activist VeryDarkMan. The Presidency had initially called for VeryDarkMan's prosecution, drawing criticism after fact-checkers confirmed his original video contained none of the fabricated audio.
A state audit found that Baltimore City Community College awarded more than $264,000 in taxpayer-funded financial aid to 145 fake student accounts. According to auditors, thieves set up the accounts with AI bots that submitted bogus assignments to keep up the illusion of enrollment. Auditors say BCCC flagged suspect students in May 2024 but awarded aid pending verification anyway.
Police in Iowa arrested a juvenile student on June 3 and charged them with sexual exploitation of a minor and possession of media exploiting a minor. The charges followed an investigation, opened May 11, into the alleged creation of AI-generated photos. The student was released to a parent, and police have released no details about the allegations.
Calgary Court of Justice Justice Susan Borsic ordered family lawyer Folasade Olugbemi to self-report to the Law Society of Alberta after two of the three cases in her written closing submissions turned out not to exist. Olugbemi admitted AI had been used and said an emergency forced her to rely on her assistant. No costs order was made.
A TV attack ad from the pro-Craig North Star Dawn PAC uses an AI-generated image of Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan standing atop a pile of cash with her hand out. Flanagan called it a deepfake meant to mislead voters. U.S. Sen. Angie Craig's campaign says she opposes AI in political ads, then repeated the ad's allegations.
Liverpool footballer Dominik Szoboszlai's outfit at the national team camp set off a wave of AI memes. His agency EM Sports says companies then used his photos, and AI images generated from them, in ads without permission. Owner Mátyás Esterházy says the agency has taken legal steps against unnamed firms, several of which promptly stopped.
