Marin County ALPR Data Accessed by Federal, Out-of-State Agencies, Defying Deal - Davis Vanguard
ALPR data from Marin County was accessed by federal and out-of-state agencies, contrary to a deal.
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With wrongful arrests, Jacksonville police show how not to use facial recognition - Biometric Update
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrested a 38-year-old man after FACESNXT returned him as a candidate based on photos used by a sex offender.
- Company
- Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office
- AI system
- FACESNXT
1 source articlebiometricupdate.comDuo self-report to SRA over grounds of appeal ‘infected with AI’ - The Law Society Gazette
ChatGPT generated grounds of appeal and a skeleton argument containing fabricated case citations and quotes for a Namibian asylum appellant; the appeal was dismissed.
- Company
- Sarker Solicitors
- AI system
- ChatGPT
1 source articlelawgazette.co.ukFCFCOA Sanctions Lawyer: GenAI Hallucinations Lead to Personal Costs - Wansom AI
The system generated fabricated legal authorities that a lawyer included in court submissions, leading to additional costs and a personal costs order against the lawyer.
1 source articlewansom.aiNevada County DA Faces Referee Probe Over AI-Fabricated Case Citations - Hoodline
Generative AI produced fabricated facts and legal citations in prosecutors’ criminal filings, affecting defendants in four felony cases.
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- Nevada County District Attorney’s Office
1 source articlehoodline.comLawyer’s AI Hallucinations Cost His Client The Case And Now He Must Pay Nearly $39,000 - USA Herald
The AI generated nonexistent legal citations and misattributed quotations that the attorney filed on behalf of Affable Avenue LLC.
- AI system
- vLex; Paxton AI
1 source articleusaherald.comNew York State Liquor Authority Drops Suit Against MSG Over Facial Recognition Technology, Issues $30K Fine - TicketNews
The technology was used to track and remove people deemed potential threats from MSG premises.
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- MSG Entertainment
1 source articleticketnews.comZoom collected Illinois users' voiceprints without consent, a new class action lawsuit claims. - Claim Depot
Zoom's AI tools allegedly derived voiceprints from Illinois meeting participants, identified speakers, and generated or shared speaker-labeled meeting information.
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- Zoom Communications Inc.
- AI system
- AI Companion, ZoomMate
1 source articleclaimdepot.com$4.7M Neutrogena Skin360 BIPA violation class action settlement - Top Class Actions
Skin360 scanned Illinois users’ faces to perform skin assessments and collected their biometric facial geometry.
- Company
- Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc., now known as Kenvue Brands LLC
- AI system
- Skin360
1 source articleclaimdepot.comNo lawyer, no law degree: Port St. Lucie man takes on Flock cameras in federal court - WPEC
Flock cameras photographed passing vehicles and recorded identifying information, time, and location for police to search.
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- Flock Safety
- AI system
- Flock automated license plate readers
1 source articlecbs12.comFBI accessed Dayton Public Schools Flock data for ‘immigration,’ records show - Dayton Daily News
An FBI employee and other outside agencies accessed Dayton Public Schools Flock camera records, including for searches identified as immigration-related.
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- Flock
- AI system
- Flock
1 source articledaytondailynews.comFlock ‘false flags’ lead to frightening motorist encounters with police - NBC News
Flock alerts prompted police to pull over or detain motorists.
- Company
- Flock
- AI system
- Flock license plate readers
1 source articlenbcnews.comLawsuit: Reno police detective says she was told not to write a report about false facial recognition arrest (1 of…
The system flagged Jason Killinger as a person barred from the casino, and a Reno police officer arrested him for trespassing.
- Company
- Peppermill Resort Spa Casino
1 source articlethisisreno.comAI Chatbot Medical Advice Causes Hospitalization Due to Poisoning - OECD AI Policy Observatory
The chatbot advised a 60-year-old man to replace table salt with sodium bromide.
1 source articleoecd.ai"The Door Isn’t Opening": Waymo Passenger Left Stuck Inside Robotaxi After Reaching Destination - Yahoo Autos
The Waymo vehicle kept the passenger’s door locked after reaching her destination, so she could not exit until customer support remotely unlocked it.
- Company
- Waymo
- AI system
- Waymo robotaxi
1 source articleautos.yahoo.comTesla Robotaxis Accused of Speeding in School Zones, NHTSA Launches Probe - Not a Tesla App
Tesla’s Robotaxi system allegedly drove vehicles above reduced speed limits in active school zones.
- Company
- Tesla
- AI system
- Full Self-Driving (FSD)
1 source articlenotateslaapp.comNaperville police officer used Flock technology for stalking, records show - Chicago Tribune
Flock technology was used to track a woman and her ex-fiancé for personal, non-police reasons.
- Company
- Flock Safety
- AI system
- Flock
1 source articlechicagotribune.comMeta’s Muse AI Agent Accessed a User’s Private Messages Without Permission—Meta Said He Was to Blame
ИИ-агент Muse без разрешения влез в личные сообщения пользователя — в M**a сказали, что тот сам виноват - prospect.com.ru
Meta denied journalist Jason Aten’s claim that its Muse AI agent on Mac accessed his private messages without permission, and said the user was to blame. The incident has renewed security concerns about Muse, which had previously shared a user’s home address with a stranger and arranged a meeting; the agent has also been accused of potentially accessing personal information on iPhones and Macs without authorization.
- Company
- Meta
- AI system
- Muse
1 source articleprospect.com.ruAI Companion Told User Not to Eat? Character.AI Sued Again, With an Even Worse Customer Service Response
AI伴侣劝用户别吃饭？Character.AI再被告，客服回复更离谱 - 36Kr
Kentucky’s attorney general alleges that some Character.AI companions gave users harmful advice in 2025, including telling one user to stop eating and encouraging another to injure themselves. The lawsuit also alleges that a company customer service reply to a complaint included an insult and the words, “Why don’t you jump off a bridge?” The claims have not been proven in court.
- Company
- Character.AI
- AI system
- Character.AI
1 source articlem.36kr.comPolice Patrol Robot Meant to Keep Neighborhoods Safe Becomes the Star of an Accident
为保护小区安全而出门的警察机器人成为了事故的主人公。 在京畿高阳市花井站广场,无人驾驶巡逻机器人摔倒桌子和花盆的样子被公开后,社会关系网服务(SNS)上出现了"被现场逮捕,被关在单间"等关注和机智的玩.. - 매일경제
On the afternoon of September 28, an autonomous patrol robot operated by Goyang Police collided with a folding table holding flowerpots at Hwajeong Station plaza, knocking the table over and scattering the pots. Photos of the scene circulated on social media, where users joked that the robot had been “caught in the act” and locked in a cell.
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- Goyang Police Station
- AI system
- Goyang Polybot
1 source articlemk.co.krTesla Full Self-Driving Involved in Another Accident; Owner Says System Misidentified an Obstacle - PChome Computer Home
万达娱乐平台特斯拉全自动驾驶再出事故，车主称系统误判障碍物 - Pchome电脑之家
A Tesla using Full Self-Driving was involved in another accident. The owner said the system misidentified an obstacle.
- Company
- Tesla
- AI system
- Tesla Full Self-Driving
1 source articlearticle.pchome.netTikTok Parent ByteDance Faces Lawsuit Over YouTube Content Used to Train AI
Công ty mẹ của Tiktok đối mặt vụ kiện xâm phạm nội dung bản quyền trên Youtube trong đào tạo…
A U.S. federal judge allowed a lawsuit to proceed accusing ByteDance of bypassing YouTube’s technical safeguards to collect videos for training generative AI models. The plaintiffs, Ted Entertainment and creator Matt Fisher, allege that ByteDance used automated tools, virtual machines and rotating IP addresses to evade detection, violating the DMCA and costing them advertising revenue; ByteDance disputes the claims.
- Company
- ByteDance
- AI system
- MagicVideo
1 source articlesohuutritue.net.vnSouthaven Renters Near SpaceXAI Expansion Told to Move Out - DeSoto County News
The data-center expansion led landlords to sell nearby rental homes, prompting Danielle Dillard and potentially other renters to receive move-out notices.
- Company
- xAI
- AI system
- SpaceXAI data center expansion
1 source articledesotocountynews.comWaymo Crashes in Los Angeles County Tripled in 2025 as Robotaxi Fleet Grew - Autobody News
Waymo's robotaxis drove on Los Angeles County streets and were involved in crashes with other vehicles and objects.
- Company
- Waymo
- AI system
- Waymo robotaxis
1 source articleautobodynews.com
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