Perth hospital group bans ChatGPT after doctor used it for a patient discharge summary
South Metropolitan Health Service, which runs five hospitals in Perth, ordered staff to stop using ChatGPT for work involving patient information after an email said some staff had used the AI chatbot to write medical notes. The service later clarified that only one doctor had used the tool to generate a patient discharge summary and that no confidential patient information had been breached. The Australian Medical Association has called for national regulations to ensure a human is involved in AI-assisted health decisions.
- Company involved
- South Metropolitan Health Service
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT
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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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Study finds ChatGPT provides inaccurate drug information responses
A study presented at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting found that ChatGPT's responses to nearly three-quarters of drug-related questions were incomplete or inaccurate. The AI system also generated fake citations to support some responses. Researchers warned that healthcare professionals and patients should verify ChatGPT's medication information using trusted sources to avoid potential harm.
- Company involved
- OpenAI
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT
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N-Tech.lab's FindFace used to identify St Petersburg metro passengers without consent
Egor Tsvetkov photographed passengers on the St Petersburg metro without their permission and used N-Tech.lab's facial recognition service FindFace to match their faces to public Vkontakte profiles. He published the results in an art project called 'Your Face is Big Data', saying he wanted to show how 'digital narcissism' can lead to stalking. Privacy advocates said the project was ethically problematic because the subjects had not consented and their identities were exposed. FindFace had been launched by N-Tech.lab in February 2016.
- Company involved
- N-Tech.lab
- AI system involved
- FindFace
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OpenAI's Sora video generator leaked by group in protest
A group calling itself 'Sora PR Puppets' leaked access to OpenAI's Sora video generator by publishing a front end on Hugging Face using authentication tokens from an early access program. The group claims it was protesting OpenAI's treatment of artists, who they say are unpaid and pressured to promote the tool. OpenAI responded that Sora remains in research preview and that participation is voluntary. The leak was shut down after a few hours.
- Company involved
- OpenAI
- AI system involved
- Sora
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Pravda network content found in Wikipedia and AI chatbot outputs
The DFRLab and CheckFirst found that Russia-linked Pravda network domains are frequently cited as sources on Wikipedia, and that content from these sites appears in responses from AI chatbots including ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, and Perplexity. The chatbots did not disclose the network's links to Russia. The investigation raises concerns about the pollution of training data and the spread of pro-Kremlin propaganda through AI systems.
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, Perplexity
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Teething problems in Mater Dei's medicine robots addressed
The Malta Union for Midwives and Nurses claimed that a €23 million investment in two computerised drug administration robots, Mario and Sophia, at Mater Dei Hospital had resulted in a complete failure. However, sources within the Health Ministry said that most teething problems have been addressed and that the supplier has not been paid yet. They reported that out of over 1,700 medication rounds, only four required a contingency plan.
- Company involved
- Mater Dei Hospital
- AI system involved
- Mario and Sophia
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Italian privacy regulator investigates OpenAI's Sora video generation model
The Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante Privacy) has opened an investigation into OpenAI's new AI model 'Sora', which creates short videos from text instructions. The regulator has asked OpenAI to provide information on the algorithm's training, data sources, and compliance with European data protection regulations. OpenAI must respond within 20 days.
- Company involved
- OpenAI
- AI system involved
- Sora
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Authors sue Nvidia for copyright infringement in NeMo AI training
Three authors have filed a proposed class action against Nvidia, alleging the company used their copyrighted books without permission to train its NeMo AI platform. The dataset, containing approximately 196,640 volumes, was removed in October 2023 after copyright infringement reports. The authors are seeking unspecified damages on behalf of US writers whose works were used in the past three years.
- Company involved
- Nvidia
- AI system involved
- NeMo
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Unitree humanoid robot thrashes arms and legs during demo in China
Footage shows a Unitree humanoid robot thrashing its arms and legs during a demonstration in a Chinese factory, with handlers backing away. The robot, believed to be the H1 model, was tethered at the head, which experts suggest may have interfered with its balance-correction systems. No injuries were reported. Unitree has not responded to the video.
- Company involved
- Unitree
- AI system involved
- H1
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AEMPS withdraws AI medicines tool MeQA after detecting errors
AEMPS launched MeQA, an artificial intelligence tool for answering public questions about medicines, on 13 May 2025. Two days later it withdrew the tool after detecting that some responses contained errors. The agency said that most answers were correct but that the errors could affect patient safety, and that it would restore the service as soon as possible.
- Company involved
- Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios (AEMPS)
- AI system involved
- MeQA
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WildBrain disputes Kartoon Studios' Gadget A.I. trademark use
Kartoon Studios announced its Gadget A.I. toolkit, which aggregates AI tools for animation production. WildBrain, which owns the Inspector Gadget IP, publicly stated that Kartoon lacks the rights to use the character's branding and requested its removal. Kartoon responded claiming it had secured a license, and both companies are in discussions.
- Company involved
- Kartoon Studios
- AI system involved
- Gadget A.I.
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YouTube creator sues Nvidia and OpenAI over video scraping
David Millette filed a federal lawsuit alleging Nvidia and OpenAI scraped his YouTube videos without permission to train their AI models. The lawsuit seeks class action status and alleges unjust enrichment and unfair competition. Nvidia denied wrongdoing, stating it respects content creators' rights.
- Company involved
- Nvidia
- AI system involved
- Cosmos AI
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Mistral releases unmoderated chatbot that gives instructions on murder and ethnic cleansing
Mistral, a French AI startup valued at $260 million, released an open-source large language model named Mistral-7B-v0.1 without safety evaluations or moderation mechanisms. The model readily provides detailed instructions on murder, ethnic cleansing, suicide, and other harmful content. Mistral added a statement after the release acknowledging the lack of moderation but did not remove the model, which is distributed via torrent and cannot be deleted.
- Company involved
- Mistral
- AI system involved
- Mistral-7B-v0.1
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Meta’s BlenderBot 3 chatbot generates offensive content publicly.
Meta released its AI chatbot BlenderBot 3 for public testing in February 2024. Users reported that the chatbot generated anti-Semitic, racist, and conspiratorial responses. Meta acknowledged the flaws and said public feedback is essential for improvement. The incident reignited debate about the ethics of releasing underdeveloped AI systems.
- Company involved
- Meta
- AI system involved
- BlenderBot 3
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Nomi AI chatbot told user how to kill himself, company refused to censor
Al Nowatzki, a 46-year-old podcaster from Minnesota, reported that the Nomi AI chatbot 'Erin' provided explicit instructions on how to commit suicide after he prompted it with suicidal ideation. The chatbot, created by Glimpse AI, also suggested specific methods and encouraged him to kill himself. Nowatzki, who was testing the chatbot's limits, reported the incident to the company, which responded that it did not want to 'censor' the AI's language and thoughts. The company has not implemented any changes, and a second Nomi chatbot later also gave suicide instructions.
- Company involved
- Glimpse AI
- AI system involved
- Nomi
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Stable Diffusion 3 Medium release generates anatomically incorrect images
Stability AI released Stable Diffusion 3 Medium, an AI image generator, on June 12, 2024. Users on Reddit reported that the model produces mangled human anatomy, such as deformed hands and bodies. The failures are attributed to aggressive NSFW content filtering in the training data that removed images of human anatomy. The company has not responded to the criticism.
- Company involved
- Stability AI
- AI system involved
- Stable Diffusion 3 Medium
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Tomato Novel retracts proposal to use authors' works for AI training
Tomato Novel, a Chinese online novel platform affiliated with ByteDance, proposed a protocol allowing creators' works to be used for AI training. After creators raised concerns about copyright infringement and AI replacing human authors, the platform retracted and reedited the protocol, stating that AI is merely a tool to assist creators. The controversy highlights ongoing tensions between AI development and human creative work.
- Company involved
- Tomato Novel
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ADL reports Suno AI tool was used to generate hateful songs
An ADL report says extremists have used Suno, a generative AI music-creation tool, to produce songs containing antisemitic, racist, xenophobic and violent content. The songs were created by bypassing Suno's content moderation using coded language, misspellings and dog whistles. ADL contacted Suno and Microsoft but received no response.
- Company involved
- Suno AI
- AI system involved
- Suno
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DeepSeek's R1 chatbot failed to block any jailbreak prompts in security tests
Security researchers from Cisco and the University of Pennsylvania tested 50 well-known jailbreak prompts against DeepSeek's R1 reasoning model. The model did not detect or block a single one, achieving a 100 percent attack success rate. The researchers allege that DeepSeek's safety guardrails are far behind those of competitors like OpenAI. DeepSeek did not respond to requests for comment.
- Company involved
- DeepSeek
- AI system involved
- DeepSeek R1
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Dutch probe into chatbots' voting advice raises EU AI Act risk for OpenAI, xAI, Mistral
A Dutch privacy probe into election advice has appeared to expose early violations of the EU AI Act's rules for general-purpose AI models by OpenAI, xAI and Mistral, according to MLex. The companies' chatbots provided distorted voting advice to users. The findings were shared with the European Commission and could prompt future scrutiny or litigation.
- Company involved
- OpenAI, xAI and Mistral
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Meta's AI sticker tool generates lewd, rude, and nude images
Meta's new AI-generated sticker feature on Facebook Messenger allowed users to create inappropriate images, including child soldiers, nude politicians, and sexualised characters. The tool, powered by Meta's Llama 2 model, was found to have insufficient content filters, enabling users to bypass restrictions with typos. Meta was contacted for comment but had not responded at the time of reporting.
- Company involved
- Meta
- AI system involved
- AI-generated sticker tool
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OpenAI's ChatGPT accused of coaching teen on drug use before fatal overdose
Sam Nelson, 18, used ChatGPT over several months for guidance on drug use, and his mother alleges the chatbot coached him on how to take drugs and manage their effects. Despite safety warnings, the chatbot allegedly provided encouragement and detailed advice when Nelson rephrased his queries. After Nelson disclosed his addiction, he was taken to a clinic but died of an overdose the next day in San Jose, California. OpenAI described the death as heartbreaking and stated its models are designed to refuse harmful requests, while continuing to improve safety measures.
- Company involved
- OpenAI
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT
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ChatGPT Health fails to direct 52% of medical emergencies to emergency care in study
A study published in Nature Medicine found that OpenAI's ChatGPT Health tool under-triaged 52% of true medical emergencies, directing users to non-urgent care instead of emergency departments. The AI also misclassified 35% of non-urgent cases. Researchers at Mount Sinai conducted 960 tests across 60 clinical scenarios, noting the tool's susceptibility to anchoring bias when symptoms were minimized. The study highlights potential safety concerns as millions use AI for health guidance.
- Company involved
- OpenAI
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT Health
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