A Pentagon internal investigation found the 28 February US strike that killed 123 children at a school in Minab, Iran, followed a 'cascade of preventable failures', according to officials cited by Bloomberg. They point to outdated satellite imagery, a stale IRGC classification, cuts to civilian-harm staff, and personnel over-trusting Palantir's Maven Smart System, which made the site a primary target.
Vikki Goodwin, the Democratic candidate for Texas lieutenant governor, filed a police report on Saturday alleging incumbent Republican Dan Patrick broke a state deepfake law with two ads using AI-generated video of her describing policies in words she never said. Whether the law applies is unclear: it covers the 30 days before an election, and the ads were posted earlier this month.
According to a Washington Post analysis, viral images purportedly showing Natalie Harp in a kiss were AI-generated: OpenAI and Google detectors flagged versions, and one featured a six-fingered hand. One X poster said his share drew over 10 million views; the White House called it 'clearly a fake photo'. Who first posted them remains unclear.
Responding to online images showing Kim Seung-won alongside a broker linked to a drug-trial lobbying allegation, the office of the South Korean lawmaker, who withdrew as justice minister nominee, said on 19 September that malicious AI-synthesised material and false information about the lawmaker are circulating, and that it will trace and take legal action against the creators and distributors.
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Cà Mau provincial police said on 19 September they had charged and detained Lưu Thị Như Băng, born 2001, on fraud charges. Investigators say Băng used AI to fake bank messages showing a loan disbursement, persuading a local woman to lend a total of 444 million dong between 9 September and 4 November 2025.
IIT Bombay says a second-year student caught with a phone during an exam had uploaded the question paper to ChatGPT, and that no disciplinary action was taken and he was counselled, but he died by suicide on Friday evening. Protesting students allege he had been threatened with a one-year suspension and demand accountability; authorities are examining the circumstances.
A California Highway Patrol officer stopped a Tesla on Interstate 80 in Solano County on 2 September after spotting it in self-driving mode at a reported 60 mph, its driver slumped in dark glasses, apparently asleep. With no specific vehicle-code provision against that, he was cited for 'unsafe speed'; the safe speed when asleep, an officer noted, is zero.
