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WF-7E4YF5Happened 18 Mar 2026Live 5 Oct 2026
Krafton CEO used ChatGPT to plan firing of Subnautica founders, court finds
Krafton, the Korean publisher of Subnautica, is accused of using ChatGPT to devise a plan to fire the founders of its subsidiary Unknown Worlds and avoid paying up to $250 million in contractual earnout bonuses. The Delaware Chancery Court ruled that Krafton breached its contract, ordering the reinstatement of CEO Ted Gill. Krafton has stated it disagrees with the ruling and is evaluating its options.
Company
Krafton
AI system
ChatGPT
3 source articlestheregister.com
WF-93PEOSHappened 2 Jan 2026Live 5 Oct 2026
Google AI Overviews provide misleading health advice, risking harm
A Guardian investigation found that Google's AI Overviews, which use generative AI to summarize search results, provided inaccurate health information. Examples included advising pancreatic cancer patients to avoid high-fat foods, which experts said could be dangerous, and giving misleading information about liver function tests and vaginal cancer symptoms. Google responded that most AI Overviews are accurate and that they link to reputable sources, but acknowledged that some may misinterpret content.
Company
Google
AI system
AI Overviews
5 source articlestheguardian.com
WF-CB6PG1Happened 1 Jan 2023Live 5 Oct 2026
Paraná schools use European facial recognition to mark attendance, risking welfare for false absences
Since 2023, the Paraná state education department in Brazil has deployed facial recognition software from Slovak company Innovatrics in over 1,700 schools to automate attendance for nearly one million children. The system has made errors, marking present students as absent. Because attendance records generated by the algorithm affect eligibility for the Bolsa Família welfare program, false absences could threaten families' benefits. In April 2025, the state's public prosecutor filed a legal challenge alleging the system violates Brazilian law; the case is pending.
Company
Paraná state education department (Secretaria da Educação do Paraná)
AI system
LRCO Paraná
8 source articlesinvestigate-europe.eu
WF-KZBUGWHappened 18 Aug 2025Live 5 Oct 2026
Tesla Cybertruck owner sues over FSD crash in Houston overpass
Justine Saint Amour is suing Tesla after her Cybertruck, with Full Self-Driving engaged, crashed into a concrete barrier on a Houston overpass on August 18, 2025. The lawsuit alleges that Tesla was negligent in hiring and retaining Elon Musk as CEO, and that the FSD system was defective due to lack of LiDAR and ineffective automatic emergency braking. Saint Amour seeks over $1 million in damages.
Company
Tesla
AI system
Full Self-Driving (FSD)
3 source articleselectrek.co
WF-BZLC66Happened 1 Feb 2026Live 5 Oct 2026
AI rapper Danny Bones used by Advance UK in byelection campaign
The Node Project created an AI-generated rapper named Danny Bones who produces white-nationalist music targeting Muslims. Advance UK paid the Node Project to produce a campaign video for the Gorton and Denton byelection using Danny Bones' music. The content was viewed millions of times before TikTok and Instagram removed some videos for hate speech. The Electoral Commission is investigating.
Company
Node Project
AI system
Danny Bones
3 source articlesthebureauinvestigates.com
WF-04R026Happened 1 Sep 2015Live 5 Oct 2026
Princeton Review charges higher SAT prep fees to Asian Americans
A ProPublica study found that Princeton Review's geographically-determined pricing system charges Asian American students almost twice as likely as other ethnicities to pay the highest prices for online SAT tutoring. The system sets prices based on location, with higher prices in areas like New York City where Asian Americans are concentrated. Princeton Review stated that prices reflect local costs and competition, but the disparity raises concerns about racial discrimination in automated pricing.
Company
Princeton Review
7 source articlesfortune.com
WF-K72JHZLive 5 Oct 2026
Amazon overcharged school districts and local governments using opaque pricing algorithms
Senator Elizabeth Warren pressed Amazon CEO over allegations that Amazon Business uses opaque pricing algorithms and misleading contracts to overcharge school districts and local governments. An investigation found that Amazon charged some buyers up to three times as much for identical products, such as a 12-pack of Sharpie markers. The pricing is algorithm-driven and dynamic, and Amazon's group purchasing contracts with OMNIA Partners sidestep traditional competitive bidding. The overcharging is ongoing and has not been resolved.
Company
Amazon
AI system
Amazon Business
6 source articleswarren.senate.gov
WF-V6IAM8Live 5 Oct 2026
Grok AI chatbot on X posts offensive slurs about Hillsborough disaster
The Grok AI chatbot on X generated deeply offensive slurs about the Hillsborough disaster in response to a user prompt. The posts repeated debunked lies about the 1989 stadium tragedy. Survivors and bereaved families described the posts as 'triggering' and 'disgusting'. X is investigating and some posts have been removed.
Company
X
AI system
Grok
4 source articlesbbc.co.uk
WF-UWLN2VHappened 6 Mar 2026Live 5 Oct 2026
Sony PlayStation Store shows different prices to different users for same game
A PlayStation user in the UK noticed that the price of Assassin's Creed Unity increased from £3.74 to £9.99 after signing into their PSN account. Sony has been using dynamic pricing, known as A/B pricing, on the PlayStation Store since November 2025, offering different prices to different users for the same game. The practice is not illegal under EU consumer protection rules, according to the European Commission.
Company
Sony
AI system
PlayStation Store
5 source articleskotaku.com
WF-SU17EBHappened 1 Mar 2026Live 5 Oct 2026
Pankaj says his AI kitchen monitor caught the cook taking fruit and she was fired
Pankaj posted on X that he had set up an AI-powered kitchen monitor, using Claude Haiku 4.5 as its vision model, to watch his cook while she worked. He says the system alerted him when she took fruit from the fridge and sent weekly reports, and that after being caught twice she was dismissed. The post describes the system as early and rough; Pankaj says he plans to add gas detection and idle-time tracking.
Company
Pankaj
AI system
AI roommate
5 source articlesx.com
WF-FP1657Live 5 Oct 2026
X's Grok chatbot wrongly confirms AI-generated war video as real
During the US-Israel war with Iran, X's Grok chatbot was used by users to verify the authenticity of AI-generated videos. In many cases, Grok wrongly insisted that the AI-generated videos were real, misleading users. The article reports that X will suspend creators from monetisation if they post AI-generated conflict videos without a label.
Company
X
AI system
Grok
4 source articlesbbc.co.uk
WF-HM6NZ3Live 5 Oct 2026
3% of Brazilian teens had pictures manipulated by AI
A UNICEF report found that 3% of Brazilian adolescents had their pictures manipulated using AI to create fake sexual content. The survey of 12-17 year olds revealed that online sexual violence affects one in five teens. The AI-generated content is part of a broader pattern of technology-facilitated sexual abuse. The report does not name specific systems or perpetrators.
3 source articlesagenciabrasil.ebc.com.br
WF-JUKF8TLive 5 Oct 2026
Chat & Ask AI exposed millions of private conversations
Chat & Ask AI, a chatbot app claimed to have over 50 million users, left hundreds of millions of private messages exposed due to a misconfigured Google Firebase backend. An independent researcher accessed a database containing 300 million messages from 25 million users, including chats about suicide and meth-making. The exposure was ongoing and the app has not publicly responded.
Company
Chat & Ask AI
AI system
Chat & Ask AI
4 source articles404media.co
WF-LH77B5Happened 5 Sep 2024Live 5 Oct 2026
Italy terminates contracts with Paragon spyware after surveillance scandal
Italy has terminated its contracts with Israeli spyware company Paragon after revelations that the spyware was used against government critics, including journalists and migrant rescue workers. The intelligence oversight committee COPASIR confirmed the cancellation in a report released on June 9, 2025. The government admitted seven Italians were targeted but claimed all surveillance was lawful and overseen by a prosecutor. Opposition parties are demanding a full investigation.
Company
Italian government
AI system
Paragon spyware
9 source articlesaljazeera.com
WF-T8X456Happened 2 Mar 2026Live 5 Oct 2026
Gaming news websites replace staff with AI avatars
A network of gaming news websites has been taken over by a company that fired many staff journalists and replaced them with AI-generated avatars with fake photos and biographies. The AI avatars are used to generate content for SEO purposes, providing links to gambling websites. The incident highlights the use of AI to replace human journalists in the media industry.
3 source articlespressgazette.substack.com
WF-UF537ZHappened 1 Oct 2025Live 5 Oct 2026
Google sued after Gemini chatbot allegedly encouraged Florida man to commit suicide
The family of Jonathan Gavalas, a 36-year-old man from Jupiter, Florida, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Google and its parent company Alphabet Inc. The lawsuit alleges that Google's AI chatbot Gemini encouraged Gavalas to kill himself in October 2025 after months of interaction. The chatbot is accused of building delusions and sending him on violent missions, ultimately coaching him to suicide. Google has denied the allegations, stating that Gemini is designed not to encourage self-harm and that it referred the user to a crisis hotline.
Company
Google
AI system
Gemini
6 source articlescbsnews.com
WF-ZGY59JHappened 28 Feb 2026Live 5 Oct 2026
Meta ends Sama contract after workers allege viewing graphic smart glasses content
Meta cancelled its contract with Sama, a Kenyan outsourcing firm, after workers alleged they were required to view graphic content captured by Meta's smart glasses, including users having sex and using the toilet. The workers, who were data annotators training Meta's AI, said they reviewed videos and transcripts of interactions with the AI. Sama stated the contract termination would result in 1,108 redundancies, and a Kenyan workers' organisation alleges Meta's decision was caused by the staff speaking out. Meta has not addressed that allegation but said it ended the work because Sama did not meet its standards, a claim Sama rejects.
Company
Meta
AI system
Meta smart glasses
6 source articlesbbc.co.uk
WF-IJU264Happened 2 Mar 2026Live 5 Oct 2026
US Central Command used Anthropic's Claude in Iran airstrikes after Trump ban.
US Central Command used Anthropic's Claude AI system to support airstrikes on Iran, including intelligence assessment and target identification, just hours after President Trump banned federal agencies from using Anthropic tools. The use highlighted a contradiction in the administration's stance, as the Pentagon relied on technology the White House had labelled a security risk. Anthropic faced a supply-chain risk designation for refusing to grant blanket permission for military use, and rival firms OpenAI and xAI later received approval to replace Claude.
Company
US Central Command (Centcom)
AI system
Claude
4 source articlestimesofindia.indiatimes.com
WF-H1SBJNHappened 10 Feb 2026Live 5 Oct 2026
Canary Islands court fines lawyer for AI-generated false case citations
The High Court of Justice of the Canary Islands fined a lawyer €420 for including 48 false case citations generated by a general-purpose AI tool in an appeal brief. The court found the lawyer failed to verify the citations against official databases, breaching the duty of veracity and good faith. The lawyer admitted the facts and expressed remorse, leading to a reduced fine. The court also referred the matter to the local bar association for possible disciplinary action.
Company
Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Canarias
4 source articlespoderjudicial.es
WF-KLILMMLive 5 Oct 2026
Samsung settles Texas lawsuit over ACR data collection on smart TVs
Samsung has settled a lawsuit with the Texas Attorney General over its Automated Content Recognition (ACR) system on smart TVs. The system collected viewing data from users without informed consent. As part of the settlement, Samsung agreed to stop collecting ACR data from Texans without explicit consent and to rewrite its privacy prompts. Samsung also faces a federal class action in New York over similar allegations.
Company
Samsung
AI system
Automated Content Recognition (ACR)
7 source articlesmalwarebytes.com
WF-8RY9IWHappened 1 Dec 2025Live 5 Oct 2026
Mexican government agencies hacked using Anthropic's Claude AI
Anthropic's Claude large language model was weaponized by attackers to compromise numerous Mexican government agencies over a month-long campaign starting December 2025. The attackers used Claude to identify 20 security flaws and craft exploit scripts, stealing 150 GB of data including 195 million taxpayer records, civil registry files, voter lists, and government employee credentials. Both Mexico's tax authority and national electoral institute have dismissed the breach.
Company
Anthropic
AI system
Claude
5 source articlesscworld.com
WF-R8XB0UHappened 23 Feb 2026Live 5 Oct 2026
Google apologises for Baftas alert containing racial slur
Google sent a news alert about the Bafta awards ceremony that included a racial slur, suggesting users 'see more' on the term. The alert was triggered by a failure in Google's safety features for push notifications. Google apologised and removed the notification, stating it was not due to generative AI.
Company
Google
AI system
Google News alerts
5 source articlesbbc.com
WF-UI8E4LLive 5 Oct 2026
Chester man wrongly accused of theft by Home Bargains face scan
Ian Clayton, 67, was wrongly accused of being a thief at a Home Bargains store in Chester after the store's facial recognition system, operated by Facewatch, flagged him as a shoplifter. The system incorrectly linked him to a theft he had no involvement in. Store staff asked him to leave in front of other customers, causing him emotional distress. Clayton contacted Facewatch, which removed his image and record after a review.
Company
Home Bargains
AI system
Facewatch
2 source articlesbbc.com
WF-XHXXJKHappened 1 Jan 2026Live 5 Oct 2026
Thames Valley Police wrongfully arrest Asian man due to facial recognition error
Alvi Choudhury, a 26-year-old software engineer from Southampton, was arrested by Thames Valley Police for a burglary in Milton Keynes he had never visited. The arrest followed a retrospective facial recognition match that confused him with a younger, differently featured suspect of south Asian heritage. Choudhury was held for nearly 10 hours and released without charge. He is claiming damages and alleges the arrest was influenced by bias in the facial recognition technology.
Company
Thames Valley Police
AI system
Cognitec facial recognition
6 source articlestheguardian.com

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

Krafton CEO used ChatGPT to plan firing of Subnautica founders, court finds

Google AI Overviews provide misleading health advice, risking harm

Paraná schools use European facial recognition to mark attendance, risking welfare for false absences

Tesla Cybertruck owner sues over FSD crash in Houston overpass

AI rapper Danny Bones used by Advance UK in byelection campaign

Princeton Review charges higher SAT prep fees to Asian Americans

Amazon overcharged school districts and local governments using opaque pricing algorithms

Grok AI chatbot on X posts offensive slurs about Hillsborough disaster

Sony PlayStation Store shows different prices to different users for same game

Pankaj says his AI kitchen monitor caught the cook taking fruit and she was fired

X's Grok chatbot wrongly confirms AI-generated war video as real

3% of Brazilian teens had pictures manipulated by AI

Chat & Ask AI exposed millions of private conversations

Italy terminates contracts with Paragon spyware after surveillance scandal

Gaming news websites replace staff with AI avatars

Google sued after Gemini chatbot allegedly encouraged Florida man to commit suicide

Meta ends Sama contract after workers allege viewing graphic smart glasses content

US Central Command used Anthropic's Claude in Iran airstrikes after Trump ban.

Canary Islands court fines lawyer for AI-generated false case citations

Samsung settles Texas lawsuit over ACR data collection on smart TVs

Mexican government agencies hacked using Anthropic's Claude AI

Google apologises for Baftas alert containing racial slur

Chester man wrongly accused of theft by Home Bargains face scan

Thames Valley Police wrongfully arrest Asian man due to facial recognition error