Jess Asato MP launched High Court action against xAI on 3 June 2026. She is seeking damages over non-consensual sexualised images of her that users created with its Grok tool. The End Violence Against Women Coalition and more than 100 organisations and campaigners have backed her. Their statement cites researchers' estimate that Grok generated 3 million such images of women and children in 11 days.
The 70,000-member American Federation of Musicians has sued Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group in federal court in New York. It alleges the labels received settlements and licensing deals from AI firms Udio and Suno but did not compensate musicians, breaching a 'new use' provision in union agreements. Both labels say they are negotiating a collective bargaining agreement with the union.
When prompted by Spotlight PA, characters on Talkie, Janitor, Kindroid, Replika and Nomi.AI claimed to be licensed to practise medicine in Pennsylvania. All of them supplied false licence numbers, and one Talkie doctor offered '12345'. The state sued Character.AI last month over similar output. The developers argue their products are meant only for entertainment.
The Bank of England is pressing X to remove AI-generated adverts that falsely show governor Andrew Bailey in physical confrontations with Nigel Farage on Question Time. The adverts link to fake news articles pushing investment schemes. Bailey, who has never appeared on the show, called them an 'online scourge'. Bitdefender says the campaign highly likely belongs to a scam network apparently tied to Russian-language criminals.
South Korean prosecutors on June 8 sought an indeterminate prison sentence of two to three and a half years for a teenager. The teen is charged with using AI in August 2024 to paste five teachers' faces onto nude images and spread them online, among 35 deepfakes of 11 people. Three teachers testified, one urging the maximum sentence; the defendant apologised.
In its first rulings on AI fabrications, the Oregon Supreme Court dismissed a petition for a writ of mandamus. The filings, prepared using LegalAI, cited nonexistent cases and fake quotes, and the resubmitted paperwork still contained them. In a second case, the court fined a respondent $500 over citations it could not verify and allowed the document to be resubmitted.
North Delhi Police arrested Sourav, 30. Police say he posed online as a job provider, collected women's resumes and video-call screenshots, and used AI tools to turn them into obscene images for extortion. According to one complaint, a woman's family paid Rs 30,000, and she paid another Rs 10,000 in February 2026.
Police arrested Layton truck driver Ira Mitchell Gibson, 51, on June 6 on counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. They allege he used AI to edit ordinary photos of children into explicit images. Documents say his account held over 185,000 files, most of them AI-edited abuse material, after Google flagged about 122 uploads. He has not been formally charged.
According to Bitdefender Labs, scammers ran sponsored Reddit ads impersonating the BBC, the Financial Times and The Guardian. The ads promoted fictitious AI investment platforms such as Wencoin STX, Warrior Coin AI and Nevo Coin. Some used a deepfake BBC news segment with a fabricated anchor. Reddit says its ad policies prohibit deceptive advertising.
Aviva says it detected more than 18,400 suspect claims worth £233m in 2025, a record, though the first year including its acquired Direct Line brands. The insurer reported a growing number of claims backed by AI-generated images and manipulated documents, particularly in motor insurance, with fraudsters using AI to fabricate accident scenes and damage.
