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WF-FY42L3Happened 24 Aug 2026Live 2 Sep 2026Spanish
Perfil Sues OpenAI and Microsoft for Unauthorized Use of Its Journalism
Perfil demanda a OpenAI y Microsoft por el uso de contenidos periodísticos sin autorización - Perfil
Editorial Perfil S.A. filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, Microsoft Corporation, and Microsoft de Argentina S.R.L. in federal civil and commercial court. It accuses them of using its journalistic content without permission—including material behind paywalls—to train and commercialize AI models, and of engaging in unfair competition. Perfil is the first Spanish-language media outlet to take legal action against these companies over alleged intellectual property appropriation.
Company
OpenAI, L.L.C., Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft de Argentina S.R.L.
AI system
ChatGPT, Microsoft Bing, Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft 365 Copilot, GitHub Copilot, Azure AI
1 source articleperfil.com
WF-PZMX9MLive 2 Sep 2026
'Vile and abusive': Bombay HC orders Meta, YouTube to remove deepfakes linking Nitin Gadkari to E20 controver - India.com
Deepfake videos falsely linked Union Minister Nitin Gadkari to a controversy, damaging his reputation.
Company
Meta and YouTube
3 source articlesindia.com
WF-5OCHT8Happened 23 Jan 2026Live 2 Sep 2026
Waymo hands over documents in NHTSA’s child collision probe - TechCrunch
The robotaxi decided to brake and collided with a child pedestrian
Company
Waymo
1 source articletechcrunch.com
WF-LQSK1CHappened 1 Jul 2026Live 2 Sep 2026
D’Addario admits generative AI was used in controversial string demo video: “We got this wrong” - Guitar World
The AI-generated music misled viewers about the origin of the soundtrack in a guitar string demo video.
Company
D'Addario and Company
AI system
Suno Studio
1 source articleguitarworld.com
WF-9IFCPQHappened 3 Aug 2026Live 2 Sep 2026
AI-generated fake ID used to pose as police: 3 arrested, including woman; ₹70,000 extorted from youth, accu... - Bhaskar English
Generated a fake identity document used to book a hotel room and pose as police, enabling extortion from a youth
AI system
ChatGPT
1 source articlebhaskarenglish.in
WF-YQTLMYHappened 25 Mar 2026Live 2 Sep 2026
Tesla confirms Full Self-Driving was active in a crash that killed a mother of five - Electrek
A Tesla Model Y using Full Self-Driving made a left turn across oncoming traffic and collided with a pickup truck, killing a passenger in the Tesla.
Company
Tesla
AI system
Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta
1 source articleelectrek.co
WF-NMMTC5Live 2 Sep 2026
Judge Tells RFK Jr. to Stop Using Fake AI Studies on Teen Pregnancy - The New Republic
The Department of Health and Human Services used AI-generated fake studies to justify funding only abstinence-based teen pregnancy prevention programs, leading to grant cuts for organizations.
Company
Department of Health and Human Services
1 source articlenewrepublic.com
WF-GBA2DDLive 2 Sep 2026
Agentic AI Run Fraud Campaigns Earning 4.5 Times More - The Cyber Express
The AI system autonomously planned and executed fraud campaigns against individuals and businesses, including phishing, credential theft, and ransom demands.
1 source articlethecyberexpress.com
WF-WQTSW3Live 2 Sep 2026
'Venecky' instead of Kentucky: JCPS middle school parents suspect school agendas are AI-generated - WDRB
The system generated school agendas with spelling errors, affecting parents and students.
Company
Jefferson County Public Schools
1 source articlewdrb.com
WF-BONC26Live 2 Sep 2026
Instead of Using Opioid Settlement Money to Help Poor Communities, Police Are Buying Flock Cameras to Play With - Futurism
Opioid settlement funds intended for addiction treatment were diverted to purchase AI-powered Flock surveillance cameras, depriving struggling communities of needed health services.
Company
Police departments across the United States
AI system
Flock cameras
1 source articlefuturism.com
WF-2T31S3Live 2 Sep 2026
AI Deepfake Scams Are Draining the Remittances Latino Families Send Home — Here's How to Fight Back - inkl
AI deepfake scam tricked Latino families into sending remittances to fraudsters.
1 source articleinkl.com
WF-PSVVKCHappened 29 Aug 2026Live 2 Sep 2026
AI Voice Cloning Scams in India: How to Spot a Deepfake Call - Convergence Now
AI cloned a person's voice to impersonate them in phone calls, deceiving victims into transferring money
Company
RBI
1 source articleconvergence-now.com
WF-YWZCB9Happened 1 Jun 2026Live 2 Sep 2026
Aus ‘mass surveillance exercise’ slammed - News.com.au
The system scanned people's faces in public and matched them against a police watchlist, leading to alerts and arrests.
Company
Western Australia Police
AI system
Live Facial Recognition (LFR)
1 source articlenews.com.au
WF-OV4K2AHappened 1 Jan 2023Live 2 Sep 2026
The Enshittification of Private Insurance - newrepublic.com
Auto insurers denied medical claims from car accidents, leaving claimants without payout.
Company
National General
1 source articlenewrepublic.com
WF-XDPMEKLive 2 Sep 2026
"AI decided so" won't work: algorithms are starting to influence employee salaries - www1.ru
Companies are increasingly using AI to calculate salaries, bonuses and other employee payments, on the basis that algorithms can weigh more factors and identify imbalances a human might miss. Alexander Khaminsky, head of the Center for Law and Order in Moscow and Moscow Oblast, warned that the objectivity of such a system depends entirely on the data and rules embedded in it: if the initial criteria contain bias, the algorithm does not correct it but scales it across a larger number of employees. The employer remains responsible for equal pay and non-discrimination, and "AI decided so" is not a sufficient explanation to an employee whose pay was changed.
Company
Center for Law and Order in Moscow and Moscow Oblast
1 source articlewww1.ru
WF-JZFNG6Live 2 Sep 2026
Momentum builds to ban Madison Square Garden's 'surveillance empire' - gothamist.com
A bill that would restrict private businesses in New York City from using facial recognition on customers won the backing of Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration and a majority of the City Council. Campaigners announced the support at a rally outside Madison Square Garden, whose owner James Dolan has used the technology to track visitors and bar attorneys pursuing litigation against the venue. The bills would broadly prohibit businesses open to the public from scanning customers' faces and other biometric features, and limit how the resulting data can be shared. Many other stores in the city also use the technology.
Company
Madison Square Garden
2 source articlesgothamist.com
WF-SXQ456Live 2 Sep 2026
AI Hiring Litigation: Key Lessons for Employers - JD Supra
The AI screening system disqualified job applicants aged 40 and older.
Company
Workday, Inc.
AI system
Workday's AI-based applicant screening system
1 source articlejdsupra.com
WF-XG6O0QHappened 9 Aug 2026Live 2 Sep 2026
We applied to be a Kmart holiday casual. An AI bot did the interview - SMH.com.au
Whether a job applicant progressed in the hiring process for a holiday casual role at Kmart
Company
Kmart
AI system
Sapia.ai
1 source articlesmh.com.au
WF-3QWW5DLive 2 Sep 2026
Workday’s Discovery Wins Make It Harder to Prove AI Bias Case - Bloomberg Law News
The system screened job applicants, allegedly discriminating against some.
Company
Workday Inc.
1 source articlenews.bloomberglaw.com
WF-71LBUMHappened 1 Jan 2025Live 2 Sep 2026
Meta Had Six Weeks to Stop Japan’s $804M Scam Crisis: It Chose Revenue - Tech Times
Meta's platform allowed deepfake investment scam ads to be placed and shown to users, leading to financial fraud against Japanese consumers.
Company
Meta
AI system
Meta Ad Library
1 source articletechtimes.com
WF-S7WWKQHappened 28 Aug 2026Live 2 Sep 2026
'Cat in the Hat' threat trend sparks school lockdowns, police investigations - KDNL
AI-generated images of the Cat in the Hat were used to issue threats against schools and students.
1 source articleabcstlouis.com
WF-KSVCXPLive 2 Sep 2026
Luxuriating patellas? When AI scribes get it wrong - news.vin.com
The AI scribe generated incorrect medical notes for veterinary records.
1 source articlenews.vin.com
WF-FH14VDHappened 29 Nov 2025Live 2 Sep 2026
Insurance company ordered to pay Rs 26,882 for wrongly rejecting dengue claim - The Times of India
Star Health and Allied Insurance rejected a woman's reimbursement claim for her son's dengue treatment.
Company
Star Health and Allied Insurance
1 source articletimesofindia.indiatimes.com
WF-L8XUFXHappened 28 May 2026Live 2 Sep 2026
Months After Striking to Stop AI Layoffs, NYC Nurses Lost Their Jobs to AI Anyway - Yahoo
AI-powered platform replaced 12 utilization review nurses, eliminating their jobs.
Company
Montefiore Medical Center
AI system
Datavant Clinical Insights Platform
1 source articleyahoo.com

Each incident is written from the reporting or the account it cites. A report is an allegation, not a finding.

Perfil Sues OpenAI and Microsoft for Unauthorized Use of Its Journalism

'Vile and abusive': Bombay HC orders Meta, YouTube to remove deepfakes linking Nitin Gadkari to E20 controver - India.com

Waymo hands over documents in NHTSA’s child collision probe - TechCrunch

D’Addario admits generative AI was used in controversial string demo video: “We got this wrong” - Guitar World

AI-generated fake ID used to pose as police: 3 arrested, including woman; ₹70,000 extorted from youth, accu... - Bhaskar English

Tesla confirms Full Self-Driving was active in a crash that killed a mother of five - Electrek

Judge Tells RFK Jr. to Stop Using Fake AI Studies on Teen Pregnancy - The New Republic

Agentic AI Run Fraud Campaigns Earning 4.5 Times More - The Cyber Express

'Venecky' instead of Kentucky: JCPS middle school parents suspect school agendas are AI-generated - WDRB

Instead of Using Opioid Settlement Money to Help Poor Communities, Police Are Buying Flock Cameras to Play With - Futurism

AI Deepfake Scams Are Draining the Remittances Latino Families Send Home — Here's How to Fight Back - inkl

AI Voice Cloning Scams in India: How to Spot a Deepfake Call - Convergence Now

Aus ‘mass surveillance exercise’ slammed - News.com.au

The Enshittification of Private Insurance - newrepublic.com

"AI decided so" won't work: algorithms are starting to influence employee salaries - www1.ru

Momentum builds to ban Madison Square Garden's 'surveillance empire' - gothamist.com

AI Hiring Litigation: Key Lessons for Employers - JD Supra

We applied to be a Kmart holiday casual. An AI bot did the interview - SMH.com.au

Workday’s Discovery Wins Make It Harder to Prove AI Bias Case - Bloomberg Law News

Meta Had Six Weeks to Stop Japan’s $804M Scam Crisis: It Chose Revenue - Tech Times

'Cat in the Hat' threat trend sparks school lockdowns, police investigations - KDNL

Luxuriating patellas? When AI scribes get it wrong - news.vin.com

Insurance company ordered to pay Rs 26,882 for wrongly rejecting dengue claim - The Times of India

Months After Striking to Stop AI Layoffs, NYC Nurses Lost Their Jobs to AI Anyway - Yahoo