The Alliance of General Information Press, which represents French newspapers and magazines, asked France's competition watchdog to act against Google's AI-generated article summaries, which it says were rolled out without consultation and deprive publishers of readers. The alliance cited an estimate by regulator Arcom that traffic to its members' sites has fallen 33 to 38 percent because of the summaries.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday has sued TikTok in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court, alleging it misled parents by describing mature content as "infrequent" or "mild" to secure a 13+ rating, while its algorithm recommended such material to 13-year-olds' accounts and its "addictive-by-design" features kept children scrolling. TikTok says the suit is misleading and it will vigorously defend.
Lawyers at Musick, Peeler & Garrett, defending State Farm in a bad-faith claim dispute over a fire-damaged Carson home, cited several nonexistent cases, including a 1996 California Supreme Court decision involving PG&E. Attorney Jacquelene Robinson said she used the legal AI tool Irys without checking the citations and, in an Aug. 11 filing, apologized for her "serious lapse in professional judgment."
Three Bibb County sheriff's deputies, Joseph Marquee Callaway, Coznavian Torsell Stubbs and Toni Cierra Lewis, were arrested over alleged misuse of Flock camera data in what the sheriff's office says were separate cases involving people they had personal relationships with. Each faces stalking, oath-of-office and prohibited-use charges; Callaway faces three stalking counts, and Lewis had already resigned.
Spain's National Police arrested a 35-year-old man in Molina de Segura, Murcia, in June, accusing him of 38 attempts to impersonate more than 30 real people in video verification calls to obtain digital signatures, using a free Russian-origin AI to overlay their faces. According to police sources, a one-second app disconnection revealed his real face in two frames.
The Delhi High Court passed an interim order directing removal of some online content concerning an actor, whose plea targeted more than 5,000 webpages and posts, including allegedly pornographic AI-generated material and impersonation accounts. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani called the requested relief too broad, rejected a dynamic injunction, resisted blanket action against fan pages, and asked for a narrowed list.
A Haines City police officer was arrested on charges of offenses against users of computers and official misconduct after an arrest affidavit said he made 717 Flock camera inquiries into his estranged wife's car between September 1, 2024, and June 30, 2026. According to the affidavit, he told his lieutenant he was tracking his children's location.
In a divorce appeal, Quebec's Court of Appeal dismissed the appellant's challenges on pension partition, noting he filed no hearing transcripts. The respondent sought $5,000 from him, partly over his references to non-existent case law "most likely generated using artificial intelligence tools," as well as his opposition to her extension request and unnecessary applications.
Goodyear police placed an officer on administrative leave and restricted their access to department computer systems after a routine Internal Affairs audit of Flock license plate reader activity, begun July 21, 2026, identified activity the next day raising concerns about a potential policy violation. The department says it is investigating possible abuse of the technology.
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission disowned fake employment letters circulating in its name, saying some were generated using artificial intelligence, bore names of people unknown to it, and were used by fraudsters to demand money from job seekers. Spokesperson Eniola Akinkuotu said no recruitment is under way and the matter has been reported to law enforcement.
