AI transcription tool Otter.ai causes health data breach at Ontario hospital
A former physician at an Ontario hospital installed the Otter.ai transcription tool and gave it access to his digital calendar. Because his personal email was still on a meeting invite list, the AI agent autonomously joined a virtual hepatology round, transcribed it, and emailed the summary and transcript to 65 recipients. The transcript contained sensitive personal health information of seven patients. The hospital reported the breach to the Ontario IPC, took steps to contain it, and is implementing further safeguards.
- Company involved
- Unnamed hospital in Ontario
- AI system involved
- Otter.ai
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Toronto AI swimmer warning experiment failed
The City of Toronto deployed an artificial intelligence system intended to warn swimmers. The experiment failed.
- Company involved
- City of Toronto
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Turkish student arrested for using AI device to cheat on university exam
A prospective university student in Isparta, Turkey, was arrested for using a custom AI device to cheat on the TYT entrance exam. The device included a button camera and a hidden modem to scan questions and receive answers via an earpiece. Police also detained an assistant. The student is jailed pending trial.
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Acclarent's AI-Powered Surgery Tool Allegedly Injures Patients, Lawsuits Claim
Two patients allege that Acclarent's TruDi Navigation System, which uses AI to confirm device positioning during sinus surgery, misled surgeons and caused severe injuries including strokes. The FDA has received over 100 reports of malfunctions and at least ten injuries since AI was added. Lawsuits claim the company rushed the technology to market with only 80% accuracy, making the device less safe than before. Acclarent denies any causal connection, and the cases are ongoing.
- Company involved
- Acclarent
- AI system involved
- TruDi Navigation System
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Google's Med-Gemini AI Hallucinates Non-Existent Body Part in Brain Scan
In a 2024 research paper, Google's Med-Gemini AI model generated a radiology report diagnosing an 'old left basilar ganglia infarct', a non-existent body part conflating the basal ganglia and basilar artery. The error was not caught by Google before publication. After a neurologist flagged the mistake, Google quietly edited a blog post to correct the term, calling it a typo, but the research paper remains unchanged. Experts warn that such hallucinations pose significant risks if doctors fail to notice them in clinical settings.
- Company involved
- Google
- AI system involved
- Med-Gemini
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TRT-RS's Galileu AI Detects Prompt Injection Attempt in Legal Petition
The Galileu AI system, developed by the Tribunal Regional do Trabalho da 4ª Região (TRT-RS) and nationalised by the Conselho Superior da Justiça do Trabalho (CSJT), detected a prompt injection attempt in a petition filed at the 3rd Labour Court of Parauapebas, Pará. The system alerted the magistrate, who reviewed the content and made a decision based on human verification, in line with judicial AI supervision requirements. The court reported that the system prevented the malicious content from being processed and highlighted the importance of institutional AI tools with security measures.
- Company involved
- Tribunal Regional do Trabalho da 4ª Região
- AI system involved
- Galileu
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Acclarent's AI-Powered Surgery Tool Allegedly Injures Patients, Lawsuits Claim
The TruDi Navigation System by Acclarent, which uses AI to confirm device positions during sinus surgery, has been linked to at least ten patient injuries including strokes, according to FDA reports and two lawsuits. Plaintiffs Erin Ralph and Donna Fernihough allege that the AI was inaccurate and misled surgeons, causing carotid artery damage and strokes in 2022. Acclarent denies the allegations, stating there is no credible evidence of a causal connection. The lawsuits are ongoing.
- Company involved
- Acclarent
- AI system involved
- TruDi Navigation System
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SA Health aged care AI trial generated 12,000 false alarms, missed real fall
A trial of AI-powered CCTV in two South Australian aged care facilities produced over 12,000 false alerts in a year, causing staff alert fatigue. The system, intended to detect falls and abuse, was overly sensitive and misidentified normal movements as incidents. At least one genuine resident fall went unresponded to because staff were overwhelmed. South Australia's health minister described the rollout as 'botched'.
- Company involved
- SA Health
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FTC Orders Evolv to Stop Overstating Effectiveness of AI Gun Detection Tech
Evolv, a company selling AI-powered weapons detection systems, has been ordered by the FTC to stop making misleading claims about its Evolv Express product. The FTC alleged that the technology is essentially a metal detector with unproven AI, and that Evolv falsely claimed it could detect guns while ignoring harmless items. A pilot in New York City subways resulted in over 100 false positives and no guns detected. The settlement requires Evolv to allow educational customers to cancel their contracts and prohibits further misrepresentations.
- Company involved
- Evolv
- AI system involved
- Evolv Express
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Sound Intelligence Aggression Detectors Prove Unreliable in School Tests
ProPublica tested Sound Intelligence's aggression detection software, used in hundreds of U.S. schools and hospitals. The algorithm, which analyzes audio for signs of stress and anger, frequently misidentified innocent sounds like coughing as aggressive and failed to detect actual screams. At a New Jersey hospital, the system ignored an agitated man screaming and pounding a desk, escalating the situation. Sound Intelligence's CEO acknowledged the imperfections but defended the technology as an early warning system.
- AI system involved
- Sound Intelligence aggression detector
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Xinjiang Police App Enables Mass Surveillance and Arbitrary Detention of Uyghurs
Human Rights Watch reverse-engineered a police app used in Xinjiang, China, revealing that the Integrated Joint Operations Platform (IJOP) collects vast personal data and flags individuals as suspicious based on broad criteria. The system targets ethnic Uyghurs and Turkic Muslims, leading to mass arbitrary detention, forced indoctrination, and movement restrictions. The Chinese government operates the system, supplied by a subsidiary of CETC, and has not informed or obtained consent from those surveilled. The report calls for shutting down the system and releasing detainees.
- Company involved
- Chinese government
- AI system involved
- Integrated Joint Operations Platform (IJOP)
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Russia may have used KUB-BLA drone in Ukraine, analysts say
Open-source analysts identified images of a Russian-made Kalashnikov ZALA Aero KUB-BLA loitering munition in Kyiv, Ukraine. The manufacturer says the weapon can use artificial intelligence to recognise and classify targets, but it is unclear whether it operated autonomously in this case. The article discusses international efforts to regulate autonomous weapons.
- Company involved
- Russian military
- AI system involved
- KUB-BLA
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Ukraine defence ministry uses Clearview AI facial recognition to identify dead and Russian assailants
Ukraine's defence ministry has started using Clearview AI's facial recognition technology to identify Russian assailants and the dead, according to reports. Clearview provided free access to its system, which holds over 10 billion images including from Russian social media. Critics warn that the technology could misidentify people at checkpoints and in battle, potentially harming civilians. Clearview says it should not be used as the sole source of identification.
- Company involved
- Ukraine's Ministry of Defense
- AI system involved
- Clearview AI
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Speedcam Anywhere developers face abuse from UK drivers after app launch
Speedcam Anywhere, an app that uses AI to estimate the speed of passing vehicles, was launched in March 2022. Its developers have received abusive emails from drivers and are now hiding their identities. Google and Apple have not approved the app for distribution, and the Home Office has not vetted it for speeding prosecutions.
- AI system involved
- Speedcam Anywhere
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iFlytek accused of passing off human translation as AI at Shanghai forum
At a Shanghai forum, Chinese AI company iFlytek presented a speech translation as fully automated. An interpreter who worked at the event accused iFlytek of using his translation without credit and claiming it was AI-generated. iFlytek denies the allegation.
- Company involved
- iFlytek
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Amnesty International reveals Serbian spyware targeting journalists and activists
Amnesty International's Security Lab found that Serbian authorities used Cellebrite tools and a previously unknown spyware named 'NoviSpy' to covertly infect the phones of independent journalist Slaviša Milanov and several activists. The infections occurred while devices were unattended during police or BIA interviews. The report alleges this is part of a wider crackdown on civil society, violating rights to privacy and free expression.
- Company involved
- Serbian Security Information Agency (BIA)
- AI system involved
- NoviSpy
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UK study finds AI cannot detect COVID-19 from cough sounds
The UK Department of Health and Social Care awarded contracts to Fujitsu to develop a "Cough In A Box" app that would use AI to detect COVID-19 from cough sounds, based on earlier claims of high accuracy. However, a study led by the Alan Turing Institute found that machine learning models could not accurately predict COVID-19 from coughs due to confounding variables. The study concluded that the technology does not work for COVID-19 diagnosis.
- Company involved
- UK Department of Health and Social Care
- AI system involved
- Cough In A Box
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EU to trial AI lie detector at airports in Hungary, Latvia, Greece
The European Union is set to trial an AI-powered lie detector system called iBorderCtrl at airports in Hungary, Latvia and Greece. The system uses a virtual avatar to question passengers and monitors their facial expressions to detect deception. Privacy groups have raised concerns about bias and error rates, noting that the technology has only been tested on 32 people. The trial will require passenger consent and will be overseen by human guards.
- Company involved
- European Union (iBorderCtrl project)
- AI system involved
- iBorderCtrl
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Clearview AI tested facial recognition surveillance cameras with UFT and Rudin
Clearview AI, the facial recognition company that scraped billions of photos from social media, developed a surveillance camera system under the name Insight Camera. The system was tested by the United Federation of Teachers and Rudin Management in New York City. The UFT used it to identify individuals who had made threats and prevent them from entering its offices. Clearview did not respond to requests for comment.
- Company involved
- Clearview AI
- AI system involved
- Insight Camera
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Qoves facial assessment tool ranks journalist's attractiveness and suggests procedures
Tate Ryan-Mosley, a journalist at MIT Technology Review, used Qoves Studio's AI facial assessment tool, which automatically scored her face and listed perceived flaws such as smile lines and under-eye bags. The tool recommended skin-care products and paid surgical consultation reports. She also tried Megvii's Face++ beauty-scoring system, which gave her two percentage attractiveness scores. The article raises concerns that such algorithms are inaccurate, biased and not transparently used by social media platforms.
- Company involved
- Qoves Studio
- AI system involved
- Facial Assessment Tool
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Huawei and Megvii tested Uyghur alarm facial recognition system
Huawei and Megvii conducted an interoperability test in 2018 that verified a 'Uyghur alarm' function in Megvii's facial recognition system, according to a confidential report found by IPVM. The system could identify Uyghur minorities and alert police. Huawei denied real-world application and deleted the report after IPVM inquired. Megvii denied targeting ethnic groups. The test report was publicly accessible on Huawei's European website.
- Company involved
- Huawei
- AI system involved
- Megvii Dynamic Face Recognition
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Serbia's Ministry of Interior deploys thousands of Huawei facial recognition cameras in Belgrade
In early 2019, Serbia's Ministry of Interior announced the deployment of a thousand smart surveillance cameras with facial and license plate recognition capabilities, supplied by Huawei, across Belgrade. The Ministry refused to release information about the project, citing confidentiality, and failed to conduct a legally required Data Protection Impact Assessment. Citizens responded by crowdsourcing camera locations via the hashtag #hiljadekamera and a website. The system remains in operation with no public debate or transparency.
- Company involved
- Ministry of Interior
- AI system involved
- Huawei smart surveillance cameras
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Google Health's diabetic retinopathy AI faced real-world issues in Thailand clinics
Google Health deployed a deep-learning system to screen for diabetic retinopathy in 11 clinics across Thailand. The AI was highly accurate in lab tests but rejected over a fifth of eye scans in real-world conditions due to poor lighting and slow internet. Patients whose scans were rejected had to visit specialists at other clinics, causing inconvenience and frustration for nurses. Google Health is now working with local staff to improve the system's workflow.
- Company involved
- Google Health
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Magnum photographer Carl De Keyzer uses AI to create controversial photo series
Magnum photographer Carl De Keyzer used AI to create a photo series titled 'Putin's Dream' after a planned road trip to Russia was cancelled due to the war. He trained the AI with his own photographs to maintain his style. The images were posted online to promote the book, leading to outcry on social media and accusations of contributing to disinformation. De Keyzer deleted the images and had a conversation with Magnum about the project.
- Company involved
- Carl De Keyzer
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