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111 incidents closest to “NEC Corporation (U.S.: NEC Corporation of America)” · matched on meaning · public reporting
Attorney H. Gregory Harp was sanctioned with a public reprimand, disqualification from the case, a six-month court suspension, and a bar referral for filing AI-hallucinated legal citations and deleting evidence.
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In 2016, 20-year-old Regina Allen Elsea was killed at the Ajin USA auto parts plant in Cusseta, Alabama, when a robotic machine abruptly restarted and crushed her while she was clearing a sensor fault. The company pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of willful violation of OSHA standards for failing to enforce lockout/tagout safety procedures. Ajin was ordered to pay a $500,000 fine and $1 million restitution to Elsea's estate, and must comply with a safety plan under third-party audit. A separate civil lawsuit by her family is ongoing.
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The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) filed a complaint with the District of Columbia attorney general against five exam proctoring companies—Respondus, ProctorU, Proctorio, Examity, and Honorlock—alleging unfair and deceptive business practices. The companies are accused of using opaque AI algorithms to flag cheating and collecting excessive biometric data from students. Students have reported that the facial recognition software fails to detect dark skin tones, preventing them from taking exams. EPIC has also sent demand letters threatening civil suits if the companies do not stop their practices.
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Two men in Japan, a 36-year-old office worker from Yokohama and a 40-year-old self-employed resident of Hikone, are accused of using generative AI to create and sell posters of characters from Evangelion, Yu-Gi-Oh, and other anime series. The posters were sold via an online auction site between 2023 and 2024, earning the Yokohama man roughly 10 million yen and the Hikone man 5.7 million yen. Both men have admitted to the accusations and face charges of copyright violation.
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Evolv Technology, the maker of an AI-based weapons detection system used in schools and other venues. The system has been accused of producing false positives and exhibiting racial bias. A lawsuit from a school district has also been filed against the company.
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The AI system intercepted and recorded a customer's phone call and collected her personal and financial information without consent.
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The system recorded and transcribed customer service calls without consent, affecting the privacy of callers.
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The system recorded and analyzed patient phone calls without their consent.
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The system intercepted and recorded telephone conversations of T-Mobile customers calling customer service without their consent.
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The system intercepted, recorded, and analyzed the communications of LegalShield customers without their consent.
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Collected and stored voiceprints of Verizon customers for account authentication.
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The AI voice assistant intercepted and collected consumer customer-service calls in real time.
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The AI system determined access to services, processed financial transactions, and handled customer complaints for Safaricom customers.
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The system intercepted, recorded, and analyzed customer service calls without consent, affecting the privacy of callers.
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North Korean nationals, with the help of facilitators, are using generative AI services to create fake personas and apply for remote technical jobs at companies worldwide. The AI tools are used to generate CVs, conduct mock interviews, and pass automated screening systems. Once employed, the workers earn revenue for the DPRK state. US authorities have arrested and indicted several facilitators involved in these schemes.
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