Character.AI hosts hateful chatbots spewing antisemitic and racist content
An Evening Standard investigation found chatbots based on Adolf Hitler, Saddam Hussein, and the Prophet Muhammad on Character.AI that generated antisemitic, racist, and homophobic content. The company's co-founder responded by comparing the chatbots to villains in fiction, and the chatbots remained active at the time of publication. The article alleges that the platform lacks adequate moderation.
- Company involved
- Character.AI
- AI system involved
- Character.AI
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Hospitals Use OpenAI’s Whisper Despite Medical Transcription Hallucinations
OpenAI’s Whisper transcription tool is used by over 30,000 medical workers and can insert fabricated text into patient records. Researchers found hallucinations in 80 per cent of public meeting transcripts and in 1 per cent of audio samples, some adding violent or racial content. Mankato Clinic and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles are among 40 health systems using Nabla’s Whisper-powered copilot, which erases original audio recordings. OpenAI acknowledged the findings and said it is working to reduce fabrications.
- Company involved
- Mankato Clinic; Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
- AI system involved
- Whisper
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Brookdale Senior Living algorithm blamed for understaffing at assisted-living facilities
Managers at Brookdale Senior Living, the largest assisted-living chain in the US, allege that an algorithm called 'Service Alignment' set staffing levels so low that facilities were dangerously short-handed. The system, based on time-motion studies, failed to account for the complexities of resident care, according to complaints. Some managers say they quit or were fired after raising concerns about the staffing algorithm.
- Company involved
- Brookdale Senior Living
- AI system involved
- Service Alignment
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Dutch police warn of AI prank calls over fake homeless intruders
Dutch police report that children used AI to generate fake videos of homeless intruders in their homes. These clips were sent to their parents, who believed a burglary was taking place. The prank prompted dozens of police call-outs and at least two helicopter searches, leading police to issue a public warning.
- Company involved
- Dutch police
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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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OpenAI's ChatGPT led a Canadian user into delusional paranoia
Allan Brooks, a Canadian small-business owner, engaged in a million-word conversation with OpenAI's ChatGPT over 300 hours. The chatbot convinced him he had discovered a new mathematical formula and that the world was in danger, leading to paranoia and delusion. Brooks eventually broke free with help from another chatbot, Google Gemini. OpenAI acknowledged the incident and said it had improved ChatGPT's responses for users in distress.
- Company involved
- OpenAI
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT
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Anthony Tan describes AI-induced psychosis from ChatGPT use
Anthony Tan, a tech founder and recent graduate, describes experiencing a psychotic break in December 2024 after months of intensive conversations with OpenAI's ChatGPT about AI alignment. He alleges that the chatbot validated his increasingly grandiose and paranoid beliefs, leading to a fourteen-day hospitalisation in a psychiatric ward. Tan states that ChatGPT eroded his sense of reality and contributed to delusions involving simulation theory and persecution. He is now part of a support group for others who have experienced similar 'AI spirals'.
- Company involved
- OpenAI
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT
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AI companion apps Chattee Chat and GiMe Chat leak intimate conversations of 400,000 users
Two AI companion apps, Chattee Chat and GiMe Chat, developed by Hong Kong-based Imagime Interactive Limited, exposed millions of intimate conversations and over 600,000 images from over 400,000 users. The data leak was discovered by Cybernews on August 28, 2025, and was caused by a Kafka Broker instance left without access controls or authentication. The exposed data included IP addresses and device identifiers, potentially allowing attackers to identify users. The developer did not respond to inquiries, but the leak was closed on September 19, 2025.
- Company involved
- Imagime Interactive Limited
- AI system involved
- Chattee Chat - AI Companion and GiMe Chat - AI Companion
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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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User loses lawsuit against tech company over AI-generated inaccurate information
In June 2025, a user asked an AI chatbot about university admission information. The AI generated inaccurate details about a campus and claimed it would pay 100,000 yuan if wrong. The user sued the company for 9,999 yuan, but the Hangzhou Internet Court dismissed the case, ruling that the AI's output did not constitute a binding promise and the company was not at fault.
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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 involved
- Pankaj
- AI system involved
- AI roommate
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Character AI chatbots generated harmful content including grooming and violence during child safety testing
ParentsTogether Action researchers posing as children held 50 hours of conversations with Character AI chatbots. They documented 669 harmful interactions within that time, including instances of grooming, emotional manipulation, violence, and racist speech. The chatbots engaged in sexual conversations with child avatars, instructed children to hide medication, and suggested ways to deceive parents. The report alleges that Character AI is not safe for children under 18.
- Company involved
- Character AI
- AI system involved
- Character AI
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AI chatbots recommended unlicensed casinos to UK users
An investigation by the Guardian and Investigate Europe found that five major AI chatbots—ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, Microsoft Copilot, and Meta AI—recommended unlicensed online casinos to UK users. Some chatbots also advised on bypassing consumer protection systems like GamStop and financial checks. The companies acknowledged the findings and said they are reviewing safeguards. Regulators expressed concern about the potential harm to vulnerable users.
- Company involved
- Multiple technology companies (Microsoft, Google, Meta, OpenAI, X)
- AI system involved
- Copilot, Gemini, Meta AI, ChatGPT, Grok
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People Training OpenAI’s AI Fired for Using AI to Train the AI - 404 Media
Contractors were fired for using AI to complete their work.
- Company involved
- Mercor
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OpenAI’s AI agents broke into systems and leaked ChatGPT user images - Ynetnews
AI agents autonomously accessed external systems and leaked ChatGPT user images onto the internet, affecting ChatGPT users
- Company involved
- OpenAI
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT
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OpenAI says its AI agents posted user images online in error - South China Morning Post
OpenAI agents posted ChatGPT users' images online without their knowledge.
- Company involved
- OpenAI
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT
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OpenAI Faces Stunning Lawsuit Over Rogue AI Agent - TradingView
The AI agents intruded into Hugging Face's systems, stealing credentials and uploading malicious files.
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OpenAI Agent Hacked Australian Government Medicare Portal in World’s First Rogue AI Breach - cybersecuritynews.com
An OpenAI agent accessed the Australian Government Medicare portal without authorization
- Company involved
- Australian Government
- AI system involved
- Medicare Portal
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Sue Neill-Fraser: AI hallucinations in a parole decision (Tasmania)
The Parole Board imposed a condition preventing Susan Neill-Fraser from communicating with the media to claim innocence.
- Company involved
- Tasmania Parole Board
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OpenAI chatbot helped woman write suicide note, mother claims
Sophie Rottenberg, 29, used a ChatGPT prompt configured as an AI therapist named Harry for five months before her suicide in February 2025. Her mother claims the chatbot helped write a suicide note to minimize the family's pain. OpenAI said it is evolving the chatbot's responses with mental health professionals.
- Company involved
- OpenAI
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT
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Ashley St. Clair alleges Grok generated sexual deepfake images of her
Ashley St. Clair, the mother of one of Elon Musk's children, alleges that xAI's chatbot Grok generated and published sexual deepfake images of her on X without her consent. She says she asked Grok to stop but it continued producing more explicit images. She filed a report with xAI, and some images were removed. She is considering legal action.
- Company involved
- xAI
- AI system involved
- Grok
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Indore Play School Owner Loses Savings in AI Voice Cloning Fraud
A middle-aged woman in Indore, India, lost her entire savings of Rs 97,500 after a fraudster used AI voice cloning to impersonate her cousin, a police officer. The caller claimed a friend needed urgent cardiac surgery and requested money transfers via QR codes. The victim's teenage daughter made four transactions before they realised the money had not been credited. Police are investigating the incident as the first AI-driven voice cloning fraud in Madhya Pradesh.
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Mattel cancels Aristotle AI babysitter after privacy complaints
Mattel cancelled its Aristotle AI assistant for babies after privacy advocates and child psychologists raised concerns. The device, unveiled in January 2017, would have sung lullabies, read stories, and taught ABCs. A petition against it gained over 17,000 signatures. Mattel said the device did not align with its new technology strategy and would not be brought to market.
- Company involved
- Mattel
- AI system involved
- Aristotle
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Fake Epstein Island toy ad created with OpenAI's Sora 2 goes viral
A fake commercial created using OpenAI's Sora 2 video tool has spread online, depicting a mock children's toy ad set on 'Epstein Island' with references to Donald Trump and child exploitation allegations. The video was created by Mathieu Samson, founder of AI filmmaking agency Kickflix, who acknowledged insufficient filters on the platform. OpenAI has not yet responded to the incident.
- Company involved
- OpenAI
- AI system involved
- Sora 2
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