The daily rap sheet of the machine age.
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Solo developer Klub Kofta Studio says on Reddit that Google's Gemini gave a player the exact name of an unreleased Operation Octo creature, 'Vantage Tripod', which the developer says existed only in a private Google Doc and never on Discord. GamesRadar+ notes it is a single unverified account and could not confirm how Gemini obtained the name.
Original report: Indie dev says Gemini knew name kept in private Doc
Brazil's data protection authority ANPD ordered Paraná to stop using facial recognition for school attendance, saying the state failed to show the processing of students' biometric data was secure or necessary and omitted documents. The education department says the pilot 'never exposed student data' and ended in July 2026; state prosecutors separately seek R$15 million in damages.
Original report: Brazil regulator halts Paraná's facial-recognition school roll call
West Java police say a 38-year-old man identified as FG, arrested in Cimahi, used AI to manipulate images of President Prabowo Subianto into a video posted to TikTok and Instagram with the caption 'if he becomes president, the country will be in chaos'. Police say he faces up to 12 years in prison under amended electronic-data manipulation provisions.
Original report: Indonesian police arrest man over AI-altered Prabowo video
A federal court in Nashville sanctioned attorney Louis W. Ringger III after a filing contained hallucinated quotations and misleading citations; Ringger confirmed unchecked AI-generated content was a major factor, took responsibility as sole drafter and apologised. Citing mitigation, the court imposed a small monetary sanction, calling AI 'nothing more than a new and technologically interesting way to violate Rule 11.'
Original report: Nashville court fines lawyer over unchecked AI-generated quotations
The Arizona Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of a self-represented plaintiff's bid to reopen a lost suit against Family Dollar, citing new arguments in 'wholly deficient briefs.' The court suggested that, to the extent she relied on artificial intelligence, she consult its published guidance.
Original report: Arizona appeals court rejects pro se brief, points to AI guidance
A consumer-protection notice from a Taichung housing office's ethics unit, posted in a social housing elevator and labelled as generated by Gemini AI, depicted 'central/local government' with a red, five-starred emblem resembling Chinese Communist symbols. The Urban Development Bureau director withdrew the notices, admitting staff missed the image and nobody reviewed it, and promised discipline.
Original report: Taichung housing notice made with Gemini sports PRC-style five-star emblem
