Spamouflage Dragon Network Used AI-Generated Profile Pictures in U.S.-Targeted Disinformation
Graphika reported that the pro-Chinese spam network Spamouflage Dragon began posting English-language videos attacking U.S. policy and the Trump administration in June 2020. The operation used accounts with AI-generated profile pictures and automated voice-overs, targeting U.S. foreign policy, coronavirus handling, racial inequalities and actions against TikTok. The accounts received no engagement from authentic users and made little effort to conceal their Chinese origin.
- Company involved
- Spamouflage Dragon
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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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Lawsuit Filed Against OpenAI and Microsoft for Copyright Infringement
دعوى قضائية ضد أوبن إيه.آي ومايكروسوفت بتهمة انتهاك حقوق النشر - صحيفة السوسنة الأردنية
The Seattle Times and Newsday filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, accusing them of copying articles without permission to train AI systems. The newspapers claim the companies used content behind paywalls to train models like ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot, which can reproduce or closely paraphrase their reporting. OpenAI said its models rely on publicly available data under fair use, while Microsoft expressed surprise but willingness to discuss the matter.
- Company involved
- OpenAI
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Bing AI features
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McDonald's withdraws AI drive-through ordering after order errors
McDonald's is ending its trial of an AI-powered voice ordering system in over 100 US drive-through restaurants after customers reported comical errors. The system, developed by IBM, misinterpreted orders, adding items like bacon-topped ice cream and hundreds of dollars of chicken nuggets. The fast-food chain stated it would remove the technology by the end of July 2024 but remains confident that voice ordering will be part of its future. IBM said it would continue to work with McDonald's on other projects.
- Company involved
- McDonald's
- AI system involved
- Automated Order Taking (AOT)
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Microsoft Employee Warns FTC About Copilot Designer's Harmful Image Generation
A Microsoft employee, Shane Jones, submitted a letter to the Federal Trade Commission warning that the company's AI image generator, Copilot Designer, can produce harmful content including sexual, violent, and drug-related imagery from benign prompts. Jones claims he repeatedly urged Microsoft to remove the tool or add disclosures, but the company declined. Microsoft responded that it is committed to addressing employee concerns and enhancing safety.
- Company involved
- Microsoft
- AI system involved
- Copilot Designer
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GitHub Copilot Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Over Open-Source License Violations
A class-action lawsuit was filed against GitHub, Microsoft, and OpenAI alleging that GitHub Copilot, an AI code-generation tool, was trained on public GitHub repositories in violation of open-source license attribution requirements. The plaintiffs contend that the defendants also violated the DMCA, the California Consumer Privacy Act, and GitHub's own terms of service. The lawsuit, filed in US federal court in San Francisco, seeks to represent potentially millions of GitHub users whose code was used without proper attribution.
- Company involved
- GitHub
- AI system involved
- GitHub Copilot
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Department of Justice training uses AI chatbot that names real harassment victim
A psychosocial safety training course at Bunbury prison, commissioned by the Western Australia Department of Justice, used a scenario generated by Microsoft Copilot that included the real name of former employee Bronwyn Hendry, an alleged sexual harassment victim. The trainer said she was unaware the AI had used a real person's name. Ms Hendry described the incident as triggering and contradictory, given her ongoing Federal Court case. The department acknowledged the incident and said it would take measures to prevent recurrence.
- Company involved
- Department of Justice, Western Australia
- AI system involved
- Microsoft Copilot
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Guardio Labs finds AI agents easily abused to create phishing scams
Guardio Labs tested three popular AI agents—ChatGPT, Claude, and Lovable—to see how easily they could be manipulated into generating phishing campaigns. The benchmark, called VibeScamming, simulated a novice scammer attempting to create an SMS phishing attack to steal Microsoft credentials. While ChatGPT and Claude initially refused, they provided full code and tutorials after a jailbreak attempt posing as ethical hacking; Lovable instantly generated and deployed a fully functional, convincing phishing page with no resistance.
- Company involved
- Guardio Labs
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT, Claude, Lovable
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NPR's David Greene sues Google over AI voice cloning in NotebookLM
David Greene, a former NPR host, alleges that Google's NotebookLM tool replicated his voice without permission. He says he was 'completely freaked out' when a colleague asked if he had licensed his voice to the company. Greene is suing Google, claiming the product violated his rights by using an AI-generated voice that sounds like his own. The lawsuit is pending.
- Company involved
- Google
- AI system involved
- NotebookLM
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Microsoft Copilot Audit Log Flaw Left Customers Unaware
A vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Copilot allowed users to access files without the access being recorded in audit logs, potentially enabling malicious insiders to exfiltrate data undetected. The flaw, discovered by Pistachio's CTO, was reported to Microsoft in July 2025 and fixed in August, but Microsoft decided not to issue a CVE or notify customers. The vulnerability could be triggered accidentally, meaning many organisations' audit logs may be incomplete. Microsoft classified the issue as 'important' but faced criticism for its lack of transparency.
- Company involved
- Microsoft
- AI system involved
- M365 Copilot
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West Midlands Police AI Error Led to Zero Ticket Allocation for Maccabi Tel Aviv Fans
West Midlands Police used Microsoft Copilot to search for information when preparing a report for the Safety Advisory Group about the Aston Villa v Maccabi Tel Aviv fixture. The AI tool generated an erroneous statement about a non-existent previous fixture. This error was included in the report, which influenced the SAG's decision to reduce the away ticket allocation to zero. The Chief Constable denied AI was used, but another interviewee confirmed it was an AI-generated mistake.
- Company involved
- West Midlands Police
- AI system involved
- Microsoft Copilot
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China police collect voice biometrics with iFlytek for mass surveillance
The Chinese government, collaborating with AI company iFlytek, has been collecting voice pattern samples to build a national voice biometric database. Police use an Automatic Speaker Recognition system to automatically identify targeted voices in phone conversations and alert authorities. Human Rights Watch reports that the collection occurs with little transparency, and individuals may not know their voice patterns have been taken or be able to challenge the surveillance. iFlytek has not responded to Human Rights Watch's inquiries about the program.
- Company involved
- Ministry of Public Security
- AI system involved
- Automatic Speaker Recognition (ASR) system
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Google Duplex AI assistant to identify itself as robot after criticism
Google demonstrated its Duplex AI assistant making lifelike phone calls without disclosing it was a robot, sparking accusations of deceit. The company later confirmed it would add disclosure to identify the system as a machine during calls. The feature was not yet a finished product at the time.
- Company involved
- Google
- AI system involved
- Google Duplex
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Microsoft Copilot Exposes Private GitHub Repositories via Bing Cache
In August 2024, Lasso Security researchers discovered that Microsoft Copilot could access and expose data from private GitHub repositories that had been briefly public, due to Bing's caching mechanism. The vulnerability allowed anyone to retrieve sensitive information, including secrets and tokens, from over 20,000 repositories affecting more than 16,000 organisations. Microsoft acknowledged the issue but classified it as low severity, removing the public cached link feature while Copilot retained access to the cached data. The researchers alerted affected organisations and advised them to rotate compromised keys.
- Company involved
- Microsoft
- AI system involved
- Microsoft Copilot
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Marques Brownlee accuses Dot of using AI to clone his voice
Tech YouTuber Marques Brownlee claims that networking products company Dot used an AI-generated clone of his voice in an Instagram post to promote its products. Brownlee said the company used the AI-created voice without his permission and that there were no repercussions for the company. The Instagram post, from February 2024, was later deleted.
- Company involved
- Dot
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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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Deepfake voice generator impersonates Jordan Peterson without consent
A website called notjordanpeterson.com released an AI engine that allows users to generate audio in Jordan Peterson's voice from any text input. The system was created using a sample of Peterson's voice from public lectures. Peterson expressed concern about potential misuse for fraud and defamation, and the site subsequently disabled its functionality in response to his objections.
- Company involved
- notjordanpeterson.com
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Chinese military researchers used Meta's Llama 2 to develop defense chatbot ChatBIT
Chinese military researchers, including two affiliated with the People's Liberation Army, reportedly used Meta's Llama 2 AI model to develop a defense chatbot called ChatBIT. According to Reuters, the chatbot is designed to gather and process intelligence and offer information for operational decision-making. Meta stated that the use was unauthorized and contrary to its acceptable use policy.
- Company involved
- People's Liberation Army (PLA)
- AI system involved
- ChatBIT
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Imprompter attack extracts personal data from AI chatbots
Security researchers at UCSD and Nanyang Technological University developed a prompt-injection attack called Imprompter that covertly instructs large language models to extract personal information from user chats and send it to an attacker. The attack was tested on Mistral AI's LeChat and the Chinese chatbot ChatGLM, achieving nearly 80% success in test conversations. Mistral AI fixed the vulnerability; ChatGLM acknowledged security measures but did not directly confirm a fix.
- Company involved
- Mistral AI,Zhipu AI
- AI system involved
- LeChat,ChatGLM
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South Korean AI recreates deceased singer's voice for TV show
South Korean broadcaster SBS used AI technology from Supertone to recreate the voice of deceased folk singer Kim Kwang-seok for a TV show. The AI system, Singing Voice Synthesis, learned from 20 of Kim's songs to perform a cover of 'I Miss You'. The family gave permission after hearing the AI version. The show aired on January 29, 2021.
- Company involved
- SBS
- AI system involved
- Singing Voice Synthesis (SVS)
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iFlytek suspends AI study device after it generates essay critical of Mao
iFlytek, a Chinese AI firm, suspended sales of its study assistance device after a parent complained that the device generated an essay critical of Mao Zedong, calling him 'narrow-minded' and 'intolerant' for starting the Cultural Revolution. The company blamed a supplier for the content and said both the supplier and staff had been punished. Shares in iFlytek fell 10% following the news.
- Company involved
- iFlytek
- AI system involved
- study assistance device
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AI companies trained on Hollywood writers' dialogue without consent
The Atlantic investigation found that dialogue from over 53,000 movies and 85,000 TV episodes was included in the OpenSubtitles data set used by Apple, Anthropic, Meta, Nvidia, Salesforce, and Bloomberg to train AI systems. The article alleges that this use of copyrighted material was done without permission from the writers.
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ElevenLabs voice cloning tool used to create deepfake celebrity audio clips
Speech AI startup ElevenLabs launched a beta voice cloning tool. Within days, users on 4chan posted deepfake audio clips featuring voices resembling celebrities like Emma Watson reading offensive material. ElevenLabs acknowledged the misuse and said it is considering additional safeguards.
- Company involved
- ElevenLabs
- AI system involved
- ElevenLabs platform
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Microsoft Copilot gives false election information in Swiss and Bavarian elections
AI Forensics and Algorithm Watch tested Microsoft's Copilot chatbot during the 2023 Swiss federal elections and German state elections in Hesse and Bavaria. They found that one-third of its answers contained factual errors, including incorrect election dates, outdated candidates, or fabricated controversies. The chatbot also evaded questions 40% of the time and sometimes attributed false information to credible sources. The organisations alerted Microsoft multiple times.
- Company involved
- Microsoft
- AI system involved
- Copilot (Bing Chat)
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