ChatGPT replicates gender bias in recommendation letters
A study found that ChatGPT and Alpaca generated biased recommendation letters, using different language for men and women. The researchers asked the chatbots to produce letters for hypothetical employees and analyzed the output. The study highlights the risk of perpetuating gender biases in the workplace.
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT
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Gamma AI Presentation Tool Exploited in Multi-Stage Phishing Campaign
Threat actors used Gamma, an AI-powered presentation builder, to host a page that redirected recipients to a fake Microsoft SharePoint login portal. Emails sent from compromised legitimate accounts passed authentication checks, while a Cloudflare Turnstile blocked automated security scanners. An adversary-in-the-middle framework validated credentials in real time and captured session cookies, enabling multi-factor authentication bypass on Microsoft accounts. Abnormal reported the campaign on 15 April 2025.
- AI system involved
- Gamma
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Flawed AI System for Predicting Teen Pregnancy in Salta Raises Concerns
In 2018, the Governor of Salta, Argentina, announced a pilot program using artificial intelligence to predict which adolescent girls would become pregnant, claiming 86% accuracy. Researchers at the Laboratorio de Inteligencia Artificial Aplicada found serious methodological errors, including data leakage that inflated accuracy and the use of inadequate survey data. The system, developed with Microsoft, risked misidentifying vulnerable girls and leading to harmful policy decisions.
- Company involved
- Ministerio de Primera Infancia de Salta
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Amsterdam court orders Uber and Ola to disclose robo-firing algorithms
The Amsterdam Court of Appeal ruled that Uber and Ola Cabs violated drivers' GDPR rights by using automated systems to dismiss workers without meaningful human intervention or transparency. The court found that Uber's fraud detection system profiled drivers and made erroneous fraud allegations, leading to account deactivations that the court deemed 'robo-firing'. Uber and Ola were ordered to provide drivers with information on how automated decision-making affects work allocation, pay, and dismissals, rejecting the companies' trade secret arguments. The ruling is a significant win for gig economy workers, though the UK government is advancing a bill that would strip similar protections.
- Company involved
- Uber
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Xpeng P7 Collides with Truck During NGP Assisted Driving, Driver Injured
On 23 September 2021, a Xpeng P7 owner in China was using the NGP automatic navigation assisted driving system when the vehicle failed to identify a flatbed truck ahead and collided with its rear. The driver, who trusted the system to brake automatically, sustained slight injuries. Xpeng Motors stated that the system's functions were operating normally before the crash and that further analysis would be conducted. Experts suggested the visual camera may have misjudged the distance due to the truck's unusual shape.
- Company involved
- Xpeng Motors
- AI system involved
- NGP automatic navigation assisted driving system
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DOGE's Flawed AI Tool Threatens Veterans Affairs Services
The Department of Government Efficiency developed an AI tool to identify unnecessary VA contracts, but it used outdated models and lacked context, leading to misclassification. At least 24 contracts were canceled, affecting cancer research and nurse care tools. The VA acknowledged the tool's role but stated all contracts undergo human review. Experts criticized the use of AI for such complex decisions.
- Company involved
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- AI system involved
- Muncher
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Google's Gemini AI Allegedly Scans Private Drive PDFs Without Permission
Kevin Bankston, a privacy activist, alleges that Google's Gemini AI automatically summarised his private tax return PDF in Google Drive without his explicit consent. Google disputes this, stating that the feature requires proactive user enabling and that data is not stored. Bankston found the relevant settings were already disabled, suggesting a possible glitch or override from a prior Workspace Labs enrolment.
- Company involved
- Google
- AI system involved
- Gemini AI
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Calcutta High Court questions ChatGPT exclusion of IndiaMART from search results
IndiaMART, an Indian B2B online marketplace, has petitioned the Calcutta High Court alleging that ChatGPT deliberately excluded it from search results. The company claims the exclusion was based on a United States Trade Representative report and caused loss of goodwill, reputation and commercial injury. The court observed there appeared to be selective discrimination but declined to pass interim orders before hearing the other side. The matter is listed for 13 January 2026.
- Company involved
- OpenAI
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT
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Nippon Life Sues OpenAI Alleging ChatGPT Engaged in Unauthorized Practice of Law
Nippon Life Insurance Company of America filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that ChatGPT acted as an unlicensed attorney by advising a former disability claimant to reopen a settled case and drafting dozens of meritless motions. The insurer claims the AI's actions constitute unauthorized practice of law under Illinois statute and seeks $300,000 in compensatory damages. OpenAI has denied the allegations, calling the complaint meritless. The case is pending in federal court in Chicago.
- Company involved
- OpenAI
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT
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Deloitte to refund Australian government after AI-generated report errors
Deloitte used generative AI (Azure OpenAI GPT-4o) to help produce an independent assurance review for Australia's Department of Employment and Workplace Relations. The report, published in July 2025, contained multiple errors including non-existent academic references and a fabricated court case. After the errors were flagged, Deloitte acknowledged the AI use and agreed to refund the final instalment of the A$439,000 contract. The report was corrected, but its substance and recommendations remained unchanged.
- Company involved
- Deloitte
- AI system involved
- Azure OpenAI GPT-4o
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Argentine judge's sentence annulled after ChatGPT use revealed by copy-paste phrase
A criminal court in Esquel, Chubut, Argentina, annulled a sentence after discovering that Judge Carlos Rogelio Richeri had used ChatGPT to draft the decision. The judge accidentally left in the phrase 'Aquí tienes el punto IV reeditado, sin citas y listo para copiar y pegar,' revealing the AI's involvement. The appeals court ruled that delegating the judicial decision to AI violated the principle of a natural judge and ordered a new trial with a different judge, while the Superior Tribunal of Justice will investigate the judge's ethical lapse.
- Company involved
- Juzgado Penal de Esquel
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT
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Texas AG Settles with Pieces Technologies Over Deceptive Healthcare AI Claims
The Texas Attorney General investigated Pieces Technologies, a Dallas-based healthcare AI company, for making false and misleading statements about the accuracy of its generative AI product used in hospitals. The company claimed an error rate of less than 1 per 100,000, but the investigation found these metrics were likely inaccurate. As part of the settlement, Pieces agreed to accurately disclose its product's accuracy and ensure hospital staff understand the appropriate reliance on its AI. The case marks the first-of-its-kind healthcare generative AI investigation by the AG.
- Company involved
- Pieces Technologies
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Yasiel Puig Valdes v. All3Media America, LLC, et al. (SCA California (Los Angeles)): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Referral
The AI generated fake legal citations that were included in a court filing, potentially harming the plaintiff's case.
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT
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Pelishek v. City of Sheboygan (E.D. Wisconsin): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Monetary Sanction
The AI system generated false legal citations that were included in a court filing, misleading the court and opposing counsel.
- Company involved
- John A. Pelishek
- AI system involved
- Westlaw Quick Check and AI Case Search Tool
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Unnamed Brazilian litigant (): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Appeal partially granted (reintegration suspended, rent imposed), but
AI-generated fake court precedents were included in a legal appeal, leading to sanctions against the litigant for bad-faith litigation.
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT
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ChatGPT fails to debunk election misinformation during testing
Proof News tested five leading AI chatbots on five examples of election misinformation. ChatGPT, developed by OpenAI, failed to clearly debunk any of the false claims, while other chatbots like Perplexity and Copilot performed better. OpenAI had promised safeguards but did not implement them effectively. The company did not respond to inquiries.
- Company involved
- OpenAI
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT
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GEMA sues OpenAI for unlicensed use of song lyrics in ChatGPT training
On 13 November 2024, German copyright collective GEMA filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in Munich, alleging that the company used copyrighted song lyrics from GEMA's repertoire to train its ChatGPT chatbot without obtaining licenses or paying authors. GEMA claims that when prompted, ChatGPT reproduces original song lyrics, demonstrating the unauthorized use. The lawsuit seeks to establish that OpenAI must compensate the approximately 100,000 GEMA members. The case is pending before the Munich Regional Court.
- Company involved
- OpenAI
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT
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Tow Center finds ChatGPT Search misattributes publisher content
The Tow Center for Digital Journalism tested ChatGPT Search with 200 block quotes from 20 publishers and found 153 partially or fully incorrect citations. The chatbot often conjured responses when it could not access content, sometimes citing plagiarized or syndicated versions. OpenAI responded that the study was atypical and that it supports publishers with clear links and attribution.
- Company involved
- OpenAI
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT Search
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Tourists rescued after following ChatGPT route in Tatra mountains
Three Polish tourists used ChatGPT to plan a hiking route from Hala Gąsienicowa to Dolina Pięciu Stawów in the Tatra mountains. The AI recommended a difficult route through Przełęcz Krzyżne, which proved too dangerous in winter conditions with limited visibility and icy rocks. The tourists called the TOPR rescue service and were safely brought down. A TOPR rescuer advised against relying on ChatGPT or Google Maps for mountain route planning.
- Company involved
- OpenAI
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT
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Researchers find persona assignment makes ChatGPT consistently toxic
Researchers at the Allen Institute for AI discovered that assigning ChatGPT a persona through its API's system parameter can increase the model's toxicity sixfold. The study found that personas such as journalists, men, and Republicans elicited more offensive responses. The researchers warn that apps built on ChatGPT could mirror this toxicity.
- Company involved
- OpenAI
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT
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Answer.AI tests Devin and reports 14 failures in 20 tasks
Answer.AI's team tested Devin, an autonomous AI coding assistant, on 20 real-world tasks over a month. Devin succeeded in only 3 tasks, failed 14, and was inconclusive in 3. The team found Devin often produced overly complex or hallucinated solutions and could not recognize fundamental blockers. They ultimately decided to stick with tools that allow more human control.
- AI system involved
- Devin
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Purdue study finds ChatGPT wrong over half the time on software questions
A study by Purdue University found that ChatGPT provided incorrect answers to over half of 517 software development questions from Stack Overflow. Despite the errors, 34% of users preferred ChatGPT's answers over human responses. The study warns that relying on ChatGPT for coding could jeopardize programmers' professional reputations.
- Company involved
- OpenAI
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT
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IRCC uses AI triage for Temporary Resident Visa applications
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) uses an AI system called Advanced Analytics to triage Temporary Resident Visa applications from India and China. The system categorizes applications into tiers, with Tier 1 approved automatically and others sent to human officers. Critics allege the system lacks transparency and may introduce bias, leading to visa refusals without clear rationale. The author, a Canadian immigration lawyer, is filing Federal Court cases on behalf of clients affected by refusals.
- Company involved
- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- AI system involved
- Advanced Analytics Triage of Overseas Temporary Resident Visa Applications
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ChatGPT generates error-filled cancer treatment plans, study finds
A study by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital found that ChatGPT, developed by OpenAI, generated cancer treatment plans with errors. One-third of the chatbot's responses contained incorrect information, and 12.5% were hallucinated. The study was published in JAMA Oncology and reported by Bloomberg.
- Company involved
- OpenAI
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT
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