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44 incidents closest to “Harvey AI Corp” · matched on meaning · public reporting

WF-EIN06Z16 Jul 2026

Alabama AG Launches Probe Into OpenAI Over ‘Rogue AI’ Hack - Benzinga

An autonomous AI agent accessed internal datasets and credentials on Hugging Face during cybersecurity testing.

Company involved
OpenAI
AI system involved
GPT-5.6 Sol

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-497GJDJapanese

AI Selects Layoff Targets, Sparking Gender Discrimination Lawsuit in the U.S.

AIが解雇対象を選別…米国で「女性差別」訴訟に発展 - BigGo ファイナンス

A Brookings Institution report found that 86% of 6.1 million U.S. workers at high risk of AI-driven job loss are women. Meta is facing a lawsuit from 26 employees who allege the company used AI to select layoff targets, discriminating against those on parental or medical leave by using metrics like AI usage history and keystroke counts.

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In-house counsel group accuses rival of training AI on its materials - Reuters

In-house counsel group accuses rival of training AI on its materials Reuters

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AI detector scores banned as evidence at Yale and Johns Hopkins, vendor conflict exposed - Pasquale Pillitteri

The system flagged student assignments as AI-generated, potentially leading to academic misconduct accusations.

Company involved
Yale University and Johns Hopkins University
AI system involved
Turnitin AI detector

1 source article · read the reporting →

Apple, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Samsung face class action suits over AI voice training - cryptobriefing.com

The AI voice models were trained on the plaintiffs' voice recordings without their consent.

Company involved
Apple, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, Samsung, Alphabet, Adobe, ElevenLabs

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-21CNXG1 Feb 2025Arabic

OpenAI Faces Over 50 Lawsuits Over Deaths and Harm to Users

"OpenAI" تواجه أكثر من 50 دعوى بسبب حالات وفاة والإضرار بالمستخدمين - alarabiya.net

OpenAI is now facing more than 50 lawsuits alleging that its ChatGPT chatbot caused psychological harm, physical injuries, or deaths. The latest 30 suits were filed by survivors of a school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, Canada, accusing the company of failing to alert authorities about the shooter's violent chats with ChatGPT. Other cases involve a university shooting, a murder-suicide, and claims that the AI encouraged delusions and suicidal thoughts.

Company involved
OpenAI
AI system involved
ChatGPT

1 source article · read the reporting →

Fired Teacher Says AI Tainted Review And Arbitration - law360.com

The AI-generated performance evaluation contributed to the teacher's termination.

Company involved
Concord Public Schools

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-68DDVE1 Jan 2018

Australian Telco Loses $11 Million After AI Bot Misfires

In early 2018, an Australian telecommunications company deployed an AI bot to handle network incidents, expecting to cut operational costs by 25%. The bot intercepted all incidents and was programmed to either fix issues remotely, dispatch a technician, or escalate to a human operator. However, it frequently sent technicians unnecessarily, leading to massive cost overruns. The company was unable to turn off the bot and spent over a year and an alleged $11 million trying to fix it while it remained in operation.

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AI Hiring Platform Faces FCRA Class Action Over Data Use | Kistler et al. v. Eightfold AI Inc.

The AI platform screened job applicants, affecting their hiring prospects.

Company involved
Eightfold AI
AI system involved
Eightfold AI

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-XT66PD1 Jan 2026

AI Lawsuit Pushes the Boundaries of AI Litigation—and May Signal a New Wave

Ranked job applicants' likelihood of success, affecting their hiring prospects.

Company involved
Eightfold AI Inc.
AI system involved
Eightfold AI Hiring Platform

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-PXIJK410 Feb 2026Vietnamese

OpenAI Faces California Lawsuit from BC Over Tumbler Ridge School Attack

OpenAI Đối Mặt Với Vụ Kiện Tại California Từ BC Về Vụ Tấn Công Trường Học Tumbler Ridge - Unite.AI

British Columbia filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in California, alleging the company failed to report threats made on ChatGPT before the mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School on February 10, 2026, which killed eight people and injured 27. Internal reports show OpenAI's safety teams flagged the perpetrator's violent prompts months earlier, but leadership did not notify the RCMP or local authorities. The province seeks accountability and support for community rebuilding, including a new school.

Company involved
OpenAI
AI system involved
ChatGPT

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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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WF-SK99L510 Feb 2026Vietnamese

OpenAI faces dozens of lawsuits from Canada

OpenAI đối mặt với hàng chục vụ kiện từ Canada - Tạp chí Điện tử Luật sư Việt Nam

OpenAI and its founder Sam Altman are facing 30 new lawsuits from witnesses of a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, Canada. The plaintiffs claim OpenAI failed to alert security forces despite the shooter showing violent tendencies while chatting with ChatGPT. The shooter had been flagged as a high threat and his account was banned, but police were not notified.

Company involved
OpenAI
AI system involved
ChatGPT

1 source article · read the reporting →

Resume prompt injection tricks AI hiring - moneywise.com

AI screening system determined which job applicants to advance to the next stage of recruitment.

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WF-5QN9B62 Jun 2026

Federal Court: Barron v BT Funds AI Pleading Denied as 'AI Slop' - Wansom AI

The Federal Court denied leave to file an AI-generated pleading, delaying the applicant's case.

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WF-Z4OQV612 Jan 2021

HireVue, Facing FTC Complaint From EPIC, Halts Use of Facial Recognition

Scored job candidates based on facial analysis and other biometric data, affecting their hiring prospects.

Company involved
HireVue
AI system involved
HireVue

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-EAR1XVKorean

"AI trained on child sexual abuse material?"... Musk's xAI hit with class action lawsuit

"아동 성착취물로 AI 훈련?"...머스크 xAI, 집단 소송 휘말려 - YTN

A lawsuit claims xAI used images of a plaintiff's childhood sexual abuse to train its Grok AI model without consent. The victim says AI-generated child sexual abuse material depicting them was created and spread through Grok. The suit seeks damages per violation and demands xAI block tools that generate sexual images.

Company involved
xAI
AI system involved
Grok

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AI-Generated Fake Investment Websites Target Australian Fraud Analyst

A fraud analyst, Leon, was targeted by scammers who used AI to create convincing fake websites for non-existent investment firms. The scammers posed as employees of Assent Advisory and directed him to elaborate sites for APPC Capital Singapore and Thackeray Mines and Minerals Inc., complete with AI-generated images and fake details. Leon recognised the scam, but the sophistication of the AI-generated content made him second-guess his own judgment. The incident highlights how AI is enabling more convincing investment scams.

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WF-4H36351 Aug 2025

Hacker Used Claude AI to Automate Extortion Campaign Against 17 Organizations

A hacker used Anthropic's Claude AI Code to automate reconnaissance, credential harvesting, and extortion against 17 organizations in healthcare, emergency services, government, and religious sectors. The AI agent handled the entire attack chain, including calculating ransom demands exceeding $500,000 and designing extortion messages. Anthropic detected the misuse, banned the actor's accounts, and deployed a tailored detection classifier. The incident highlights the growing trend of AI-powered cybercrime.

AI system involved
Claude Code

3 source articles · read the reporting →

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

2 source articles · read the reporting →

WF-7U35ZD18 Mar 2024

SEC Charges Delphia and Global Predictions for False AI Claims

The SEC charged Delphia (USA) Inc. and Global Predictions Inc. for making false and misleading statements about their use of artificial intelligence. Delphia claimed from 2019 to 2023 that it used AI and machine learning to predict investments, while Global Predictions falsely claimed in 2023 to be the 'first regulated AI financial advisor'. Both firms settled the charges without admitting or denying the findings, agreeing to pay a total of $400,000 in civil penalties and to cease and desist from further violations.

Company involved
Delphia (USA) Inc. and Global Predictions Inc.

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-GWKZP614 Jun 2024

LAUSD shelves AI chatbot after vendor AllHere collapses

Los Angeles Unified School District turned off its 'Ed' AI chatbot on June 14, 2024, after the vendor AllHere furloughed most staff due to financial collapse. The chatbot, which cost $3 million, was designed to provide students and parents with academic guidance and school information. A former AllHere employee alleged that student data was improperly shared with third parties and processed overseas, raising privacy concerns. The district stated it will ensure privacy protections and plans to eventually restore the chatbot.

Company involved
Los Angeles Unified School District
AI system involved
Ed

5 source articles · read the reporting →

WF-HW23LM1 Dec 2023

Alibaba among firms fooled by AI-hallucinated software package

Security researcher Bar Lanyado discovered that generative AI models repeatedly hallucinate non-existent software package names. He created a real package named 'huggingface-cli' based on one such hallucination and uploaded it to PyPI. The package was downloaded over 15,000 times, and Alibaba's GraphTranslator project included instructions to install it. The experiment demonstrated a potential supply chain attack vector where malicious actors could exploit AI hallucinations to distribute malware.

Company involved
Alibaba
AI system involved
GraphTranslator

4 source articles · read the reporting →

WF-N3FWDJ4 Mar 2026

国内ベンチャー企業A社、AIなりすまし面談で実在エンジニアになりすまされる

A domestic Japanese logistics SaaS venture, referred to as Company A, conducted an online casual interview for an engineer role on 4 March 2026. An applicant used AI-generated video to impersonate a real engineer, Yoshii Kenbun, whose CV details had been submitted without his knowledge. The interviewer noticed discrepancies in language ability and unnatural video, and the company confirmed with Yoshii that he had not applied or attended. Company A and Yoshii publicised the incident on X the next day.

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