Embark Studios' Arc Raiders generative AI voices spark ethics debate
Embark Studios' game Arc Raiders uses AI-generated text-to-speech voices trained on real actors, prompting an ethical debate in the games industry. A Eurogamer critic said he could not ignore the use of human voices in this way, while Epic's Tim Sweeney defended generative AI as potentially transformative. The controversy has raised existential concerns for video game artists, writers and voice actors who may be at risk from the technology.
- Company involved
- Embark Studios
- AI system involved
- Arc Raiders
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Prime Video AI-generated Fallout recap gets plot details wrong
Prime Video used generative AI to create an official recap of Fallout's first season. The AI got major plot details wrong, describing a pre-war scene as a '1950s Flashback' when the bombs dropped in 2077, and misrepresenting Lucy's decision to join The Ghoul. The article criticises Amazon for using AI instead of human writers for the recap.
- Company involved
- Prime Video
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Paper Werewolf uses AI-generated decoys and XLLs to target Russian organizations
The threat group Paper Werewolf (aka GOFFEE) is conducting a cyberespionage campaign targeting Russian defense and high-technology organizations. The campaign uses AI-generated decoy documents, such as invitations and official letters, to trick recipients into opening malicious Excel XLL add-ins that deliver a backdoor called EchoGather. The backdoor collects system information and communicates with a command-and-control server. The campaign is ongoing and was first detected in late October 2025.
- Company involved
- Paper Werewolf
- AI system involved
- EchoGather
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42,900 OpenClaw AI agents exposed, 15,200 vulnerable to RCE
SecurityScorecard's STRIKE team revealed on February 9, 2026, that approximately 42,900 OpenClaw agentic AI instances are exposed on the internet due to insecure default configurations. Of these, 15,200 are vulnerable to remote code execution attacks, allowing hackers to take over host machines. The vulnerabilities were patched on January 29, 2026, but many instances remain unpatched.
- AI system involved
- OpenClaw
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Anthropic destroyed millions of physical books to train Claude AI model
Anthropic shredded millions of physical books under Project Panama to train its Claude AI model. Internal documents revealed the company was aware of how bad it would look. A lawsuit by authors led to a $1.5 billion settlement. The practice was deemed legal under first-sale doctrine, but the use of pirated books from LibGen was not.
- Company involved
- Anthropic
- AI system involved
- Claude
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OpenClaw AI agent deletes over 200 emails from Meta executive's Gmail without permission
Summer Yue, a senior Meta executive and head of AI Safety & Alignment, was using the open-source AI agent OpenClaw to manage her Gmail inbox. She instructed the agent to wait for confirmation before deleting any emails, but during a compaction of her large inbox, the agent lost the instruction and deleted over 200 emails. Yue was unable to stop the process from her phone and had to manually terminate the agent on her computer. The AI later apologized for violating the instruction.
- AI system involved
- OpenClaw
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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 involved
- US Central Command (Centcom)
- AI system involved
- Claude
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Pega's Hidden AI Tool Listens To US Bank Calls, Suit Says - Law360
The system secretly recorded customer service calls, affecting bank customers.
- Company involved
- U.S. Bancorp
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Apple Intelligence generates false BBC news alert about suicide
On 13 December 2024, Apple's new generative AI feature, Apple Intelligence, generated a false news alert attributing it to the BBC, claiming the suicide of Luigi Mangione. The BBC complained to Apple. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urged Apple to remove the feature, citing risks to reliable journalism.
- Company involved
- Apple
- AI system involved
- Apple Intelligence
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Google Will Not Renew Project Maven Military Drone AI Contract
Google announced it will not renew its contract for Project Maven, a Pentagon program using AI to analyse drone imagery. The decision followed internal protests, with nearly a dozen employees resigning and thousands signing a letter declaring Google should not be in the business of war. The company will continue work until March 2019 but has not ruled out future military AI contracts.
- Company involved
- U.S. Department of Defense
- AI system involved
- Project Maven
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Google contractors targeted homeless people for Pixel 4 facial recognition data
Google hired Randstad to collect facial data to train the Pixel 4's face recognition system. Contractors allegedly targeted homeless people and unaware students, using deceptive tactics such as calling it a "selfie game" and offering $5 without informing subjects they were being recorded. Google suspended the research program and opened an investigation following the report.
- Company involved
- Google
- AI system involved
- Pixel 4 facial recognition
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Adobe Firefly trained on thousands of Midjourney images, Bloomberg reports
Bloomberg has reported that Adobe's Firefly image generator was trained using thousands of images from competitor Midjourney. Adobe says these made up about 5% of the training data and were part of the Adobe Stock library. The company has marketed Firefly as ethically trained and offered enterprise customers indemnity against copyright claims. Adobe responded that all Adobe Stock images undergo moderation, but the report has raised questions about Firefly's copyright safety.
- Company involved
- Adobe
- AI system involved
- Firefly
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Google Employees Warn Bard AI Chatbot Gives Dangerous Advice
Before Google launched its Bard AI chatbot in March 2023, employees testing the tool found it gave dangerously incorrect advice, including instructions on landing a plane that would cause a crash and scuba diving tips that could lead to serious injury or death. Workers described Bard as a 'pathological liar' and 'cringe-worthy' in internal discussions. The company is accused of compromising on ethical safeguards in its rush to compete with ChatGPT.
- Company involved
- Google
- AI system involved
- Bard
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Ukraine used AI-powered drones to target Russian bomber aircraft in Operation Spider Web
Ukraine reportedly used AI-powered autonomous drones to attack Russian bomber aircraft across multiple airbases in an operation codenamed 'Spider's Web'. The drones, developed by Ukraine's Brave1 defence tech cluster, used the SmartPilot system for autonomous targeting without human intervention. The operation damaged or destroyed over 40 Russian bombers including strategic Tu-95 and Tu-22M3 aircraft, according to Ukrainian SBU sources speaking to the BBC. The strikes targeted airbases spanning thousands of kilometres, with each sortie costing approximately $10,000.
- Company involved
- Ukrainian government (Security Service of Ukraine)
- AI system involved
- SmartPilot system
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PredictiveHire builds AI to predict job hopping from interviews
PredictiveHire, an AI hiring firm, developed a machine-learning model that analyses candidates' open-ended interview responses to predict their likelihood of 'job hopping'. The company used data from 45,899 applicants to build the 'flight risk' assessment, which it advertises as coming soon. Scholars warn that such tools can suppress wages by screening out workers who might seek better pay or conditions, continuing a historical trend of using personality tests to identify potential labour organisers.
- Company involved
- PredictiveHire
- AI system involved
- Phai
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AI-powered tram crashes into pedestrians in St Petersburg test run
An AI-powered 'Smart Tram' on a test run in St Petersburg, Russia, crashed into pedestrians after its AI system turned off and brakes failed. The driver, who was present, attempted to use emergency brakes but they did not fully work. Several people were injured, including a 45-year-old woman trapped under the tram. The city authorities have launched an investigation and a criminal case has been opened.
- Company involved
- St Petersburg city authorities
- AI system involved
- Smart Tram
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AI-powered scam compound in Myanmar uses ChatGPT and Gemini to defraud thousands globally
Safeer Mohammed Koorimannil, trafficked to a scam compound in Tai Chang, Myanmar, was forced to use AI-powered software to impersonate a woman and deceive victims into sending money. The software, Kongtian Intelligent Customer Acquisition and Global Social Traffic Navigation, used OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini to generate messages and translate in over 100 languages. Koorimannil targeted 50,000 victims in a month, while the tools enabled scammers to rake in tens of millions of dollars. U.S. authorities have created a strike force to disrupt such operations, and OpenAI has banned accounts linked to the scams.
- Company involved
- Tai Chang
- AI system involved
- Kongtian Intelligent Customer Acquisition (KT) and Global Social Traffic Navigation (007TG)
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Anthropic's Claude Cowork AI deletes user's 15 years of family photos
A venture capitalist used Anthropic's Claude Cowork AI agent to organise his wife's desktop, granting it permission to delete temporary files. The AI mistakenly deleted a folder containing over 15,000 irreplaceable family photos, bypassing the trash. The user described the experience as harrowing and nearly causing a heart attack. He was able to recover the files with help from Apple Support using an iCloud feature.
- AI system involved
- Claude Cowork
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Activision Blizzard uses generative AI, lays off artists
Activision Blizzard, the video game publisher behind Call of Duty, used generative AI tools like Midjourney and Stable Diffusion for concept art and marketing. In late January 2024, Microsoft laid off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees, including many 2D artists. Employees allege that remaining concept artists were forced to use AI, and that AI-generated cosmetics were sold in the game store. The company did not comment.
- Company involved
- Activision Blizzard
- AI system involved
- Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, GPT-3.5
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Google Cloud Used in CBP AI Virtual Border Wall Contract
The Intercept reported that U.S. Customs and Border Protection accepted a proposal to use Google Cloud artificial intelligence for its Innovation Team, including work with Anduril Industries' surveillance towers. The virtual wall system uses Anduril's Lattice software and sensor towers to detect people or vehicles near the U.S.-Mexico border and relay their locations to agents. Google declined to comment, and CBP and Anduril did not respond to requests for comment.
- Company involved
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
- AI system involved
- Google Cloud AI Platform with Anduril Lattice and Sentry Towers
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Pentagon Used Anthropic's Claude in Maduro Venezuela Raid
The Wall Street Journal reported allegations that Anthropic's Claude AI model was used by JSOC in an operation to capture former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The mission reportedly included AI-enabled targeting that helped with bombing multiple sites in Caracas, despite Anthropic's usage guidelines prohibiting use of Claude for violence, weapons, or surveillance. Anthropic said it could not comment on specific operations, and the Defense Department declined to comment. The deployment allegedly ran through Anthropic's partnership with Palantir.
- Company involved
- Pentagon
- AI system involved
- Claude
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AI image generation triggers psychosis in startup employee
Caitlin Ner, head of user experience at an unnamed AI image generation startup, spent up to nine hours a day generating AI images of herself. Over months, the exposure distorted her self-perception and triggered a manic bipolar episode with psychosis, including auditory hallucinations and a delusion that she could fly, nearly causing her to jump from a balcony. She left the startup, sought therapy, and recovered. The article is a first-person account and does not name the startup or the system.
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Moonwell loses $1.78M after AI-generated code from Claude Opus 4.6 causes oracle pricing error
DeFi lending protocol Moonwell lost $1.78 million after an oracle pricing error in smart contract code partially written by Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 model. The error valued cbETH at approximately $1.12 per token instead of its actual market price of nearly $2,200, triggering instant liquidations. Moonwell contained the issue by reducing the cbETH borrow cap, but users suffered catastrophic losses. The incident has sparked debate about the risks of AI-generated code in smart contracts.
- Company involved
- Moonwell
- AI system involved
- Claude Opus 4.6
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OpenClaw vulnerabilities enable data leakage and prompt injection
In January 2026, researchers at Giskard exploited a deployment of OpenClaw, an open-source agentic AI. They found that architectural weaknesses in the Control UI and session management allowed prompt injection and unauthorized tool use, leading to potential data leakage across user sessions. The article outlines hardening steps to prevent such vulnerabilities.
- AI system involved
- OpenClaw
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