Eventbrite algorithm recommended illegal opioid sales to addiction recovery seekers
Eventbrite's recommendation algorithm promoted thousands of listings selling illegal prescription drugs like oxycodone and Xanax alongside addiction recovery events. The listings, which appeared in search results and related events, directed users to unlicensed online pharmacies. Eventbrite acknowledged the issue and removed the listings after WIRED alerted them.
- Company involved
- Eventbrite
- AI system involved
- Eventbrite recommendation algorithm
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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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Prosecraft shut down after using authors' books without consent for AI analytics
Prosecraft, a fiction analytics site, used the full text of over 25,000 books without author consent to train its AI algorithms and provide writing statistics. Authors protested on social media, demanding removal of their works. The developer, Benji Smith, subsequently shut down the site and wrote a blog post explaining his actions.
- Company involved
- Prosecraft
- AI system involved
- Prosecraft
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PimEyes faces fine proceedings over biometric facial recognition in Baden-Württemberg
PimEyes, a facial recognition search engine, is accused of scraping images from the internet and processing biometric data without a valid legal basis under the GDPR. The data protection authority of Baden-Württemberg (LfDI) opened fine proceedings after it found PimEyes's response to its questions inadequate. PimEyes argues that the images it processes are publicly available and not personal data. The LfDI says the processing endangers citizens' rights and freedoms and is not covered by the GDPR exceptions.
- Company involved
- PimEyes
- AI system involved
- PimEyes
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OpenDream AI art site allowed users to generate child sexual abuse material
OpenDream, an AI image generation platform, allowed users to generate and publicly display child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and non-consensual deepfakes from at least December 2023 until July 2024. The platform, operated by CBM Media Pte Ltd in Singapore, offered paid plans with NSFW prompts and models. Bellingcat reported the site to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. After Bellingcat's inquiry, the CSAM was removed from the site and search engines, and Google terminated OpenDream's AdSense account.
- Company involved
- CBM Media Pte Ltd
- AI system involved
- OpenDream
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Parking Enforcement Services wrongly fines parents due to faulty licence plate cameras
Dozens of parents at a Christchurch childcare centre were wrongly issued $85 parking fines by Parking Enforcement Services after its licence plate recognition cameras failed to accurately capture multiple short visits. The company acknowledged some misreads and waived fines on appeal, but parents described the process as stressful and time-consuming. An additional camera was installed to improve accuracy.
- Company involved
- Parking Enforcement Services
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Delta uses AI from Fetcherr for domestic ticket pricing
Delta Air Lines is using generative AI from Fetcherr to determine some domestic flight prices, currently covering 3% of its network with plans to reach 20% by end of 2025. Democratic senators expressed concern that the AI could be used for individualized pricing based on personal data, leading to higher fares. Delta denies using personal data in pricing and states it complies with regulations. No actual harm has been reported.
- Company involved
- Delta Air Lines
- AI system involved
- Fetcherr
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Sheerluxe's AI fashion editor Reem sparks backlash
Sheerluxe, a women's lifestyle publication, announced the hiring of an AI-generated fashion and lifestyle editor named Reem. The AI editor, depicted as an attractive Arab woman, was criticized for setting unobtainable beauty standards and for not hiring a real person of colour. Sheerluxe later apologized, stating that Reem is an AI-generated image only and not replacing a human role.
- Company involved
- Sheerluxe
- AI system involved
- Reem
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Thomson Reuters wins copyright lawsuit against AI startup Ross Intelligence
In 2020, Thomson Reuters filed a copyright lawsuit against legal AI startup Ross Intelligence, alleging that Ross reproduced materials from its Westlaw legal research service. In February 2025, a US District Court judge ruled in Thomson Reuters' favor, finding that Ross infringed copyright and that fair use did not apply. Ross Intelligence had shut down in 2021 due to litigation costs.
- Company involved
- Ross Intelligence
- AI system involved
- Ross Intelligence
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Ticketmaster dynamic pricing inflates Oasis reunion tour ticket prices
Ticketmaster's dynamic pricing system caused ticket prices for Oasis's reunion tour to surge from around £135 to over £488 for some fans. Fans reported paying double or triple the face value for standing tickets in Dublin and Cardiff. The system, which adjusts prices based on demand, has been criticised by fans on social media. Ticketmaster has not commented on the incident.
- Company involved
- Ticketmaster
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BREIN takes down AI dataset for copyright infringement
Stichting BREIN took down a large Dutch-language dataset used to train AI models after discovering it contained illegal copies of tens of thousands of books, news articles, and subtitles. The dataset was compiled from copyrighted material without permission. The maker of the dataset signed a declaration promising not to infringe and provided information about recipients. BREIN is investigating which AI models used the dataset.
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Edinburgh Airport AI trial gives passengers different parking prices
Edinburgh Airport admitted it was trialling an AI system that randomly set higher or lower parking prices for online bookers, with customers receiving different quotes for the same service. The Scottish Passenger Agents Association called for the trial to be conducted in controlled 'lab' conditions rather than on the public. The airport said the AI's pricing closely matched staff-set prices and the findings would evaluate whether to adopt the system.
- Company involved
- Edinburgh Airport
- AI system involved
- AI trial for parking pricing
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Dynamic pricing raises Royal Opera ticket price to £415
The Royal Opera House used dynamic pricing to set ticket prices for Wagner's Siegfried. The price reached £415, among the highest for any performing arts event in British history. The algorithm increased prices based on demand, affecting ticket buyers.
- Company involved
- Royal Opera House
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PimEyes facial recognition search engine identifies individuals from public photos
PimEyes, a Polish facial recognition search engine, allows users to upload a photo and find matching images from across the internet. The system scrapes billions of photos and creates biometric profiles without consent. A banker named Dylan (pseudonym) discovered that an old party photo of him was found by the system, potentially outing his private life. Privacy advocates and platforms like Instagram and YouTube are taking action against PimEyes, alleging violations of the GDPR.
- Company involved
- PimEyes
- AI system involved
- PimEyes
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MAA, JBG to pay DC $9.3M total to settle RealPage case - Multifamily Dive
The system set rent prices for tenants, causing them to pay higher rents.
- Company involved
- MAA (Mid-America Apartments) and JBG Smith
- AI system involved
- RealPage Revenue Management Software
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Meta fails to block hate speech ads in Kenya test
Global Witness and Foxglove submitted test ads containing violent hate speech in English and Swahili to Facebook. The ads were approved for publication, demonstrating that Meta's content moderation systems failed to detect the hate speech. The groups had previously conducted similar tests in Myanmar and Ethiopia with the same result. Meta did not respond to the groups' outreach.
- Company involved
- Meta
- AI system involved
- Facebook's content moderation system
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Disney and Universal sue AI firm Midjourney over image generator copyright infringement
Disney and Universal have filed a lawsuit against AI firm Midjourney in federal district court in Los Angeles, alleging that its image generator produces 'innumerable' copies of copyrighted characters including Darth Vader, Elsa, and the Minions. The studios claim the system infringes their copyrights by generating images that are substantially similar to their characters. Midjourney has not responded to a request for comment. The case is ongoing.
- Company involved
- Midjourney
- AI system involved
- Midjourney image generator
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Warner Bros. Sues Midjourney for Copyright Infringement
Warner Bros. has filed a lawsuit against Midjourney, alleging that the AI image generation platform willfully creates infringing images and videos of its copyrighted characters, including Superman, Batman, and Bugs Bunny. The lawsuit claims that Midjourney removed guardrails that blocked users from creating infringing videos. The suit seeks statutory damages and an injunction to stop the infringement.
- Company involved
- Midjourney
- AI system involved
- Midjourney
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Illustrator withdraws from Bradford Literature Festival over AI-generated publicity images
Illustrator Chris Mould withdrew from the Bradford Literature Festival after learning that the festival used AI-generated images for its publicity. Mould, who was due to hold a masterclass, said the use of AI undermined his work and his message about creative careers. The festival acknowledged it should have been more explicit about the use of AI tools.
- Company involved
- Bradford Literature Festival
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Hacker steals Muah.ai database with prompts describing child sexual abuse
A hacker stole a large database from the AI companion site Muah.ai, containing users' interactions with their chatbots. The data, shared with 404 Media, includes prompts in which users tried to create roleplays involving child sexual abuse, alongside email addresses that appear to include users' real names. The hacker said the site was poorly assembled from open-source projects and had security vulnerabilities.
- Company involved
- Muah.ai
- AI system involved
- Muah.ai
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Mumsnet takes legal action against OpenAI for scraping content
Mumsnet, a UK parenting forum, has initiated legal action against OpenAI for scraping its content without permission. The company alleges that OpenAI used over six billion words from Mumsnet to train its ChatGPT model, breaching its terms of use. Mumsnet approached OpenAI to license the content but was refused. The case is ongoing.
- Company involved
- OpenAI
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT
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Meta accused of exploiting content moderators in Ghana
Meta moved its Facebook content moderation operations to Ghana after laying off moderators in Kenya. Workers in Accra report poor working conditions, low pay, and psychological harm from reviewing traumatic content. Foxglove is investigating and planning a legal challenge.
- Company involved
- Meta
- AI system involved
- Facebook content moderation system
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Airbnb bans users in Australia using trustworthiness algorithm
Airbnb is accused of using an algorithm acquired from Trooly to score users' trustworthiness based on publicly available data, including social media and occupation. Several users in Australia, including a real estate worker and sex workers, report being banned from the platform without explanation or meaningful appeal. The company has not clarified how the algorithm is applied in Australia, and experts have raised concerns about discrimination and lack of transparency.
- Company involved
- Airbnb
- AI system involved
- Trooly
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Re an Office-Holder; Cork v Smith (Chancery): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Public admonishment; SRA Referral
The AI system generated a non-existent insolvency rule that was submitted to the court, misleading the court.
- Company involved
- Pinsent Masons LLP
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