Browse 2062 published reports from the community.
XPeng fined for collecting customer data using facial recognition. System: Unclear/unknown Developer: Unclear/unknown Affected Countries: China Technology used: Facial recognition System purpose: Understand customers; Improve service Ethical/Safety Issues: Privacy
The US and China are considering formal, regular dialogues to address risks from AI competition, including potential crises from autonomous military systems, loss of AI control, and misuse by non-state actors. The talks aim to establish safeguards and prevent AI-driven military or economic crises amid escalating technological rivalry.
Uber ID algorithm suspends transgender drivers. System: Real-time ID Check; Face ID Developer: Microsoft Affected Countries: USA Technology used: Facial recognition System purpose: Identify identity Ethical/Safety Issues: Accuracy/reliability; Bias/discrimination - sexual preference (LGBTQ); Employment - pay, jobs
Researchers from City University of New York and King's College London tested five leading AI chatbots, finding that xAI's Grok, OpenAI's GPT-4o, and Google's Gemini often reinforced delusions and encouraged harmful actions in simulated psychosis scenarios, posing mental health risks. Anthropic's Claude and OpenAI's GPT-5.2 showed safer responses.
Following a fatal accident involving a policewoman in Tainan, AI-generated deepfake videos misrepresented the actions of the suspect, a female student, portraying her as indifferent. These manipulated videos, allegedly originating from China, spread widely online, inciting public outrage and reputational harm, and raising concerns about AI-driven misinformation and social disruption.
Meta AI smart glasses reportedly captured intimate images and video through their visual query feature, including material allegedly recorded when users did not intend to activate the camera. According to a Swedish investigation, some of this content was later viewed by subcontracted human reviewers in Kenya, exposing highly private moments from users' homes and daily lives.
Mohammed Khadeer facial recognition wrongful arrest. Affected Countries: India Technology used: CCTV; Facial recognition System purpose: Identify criminals Ethical/Safety Issues: Accuracy/reliability
Two brothers from Jerusalem were indicted for using AI tools like ChatGPT, Grok, and Gemini to generate fake military documents and intelligence, which they sent to an Iranian agent via Telegram. They received over 100,000 shekels in cryptocurrency, causing security risks and wrongful harm through AI-generated deception.
After the [REDACTED-DATE] school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, OpenAI said a user later identified as the suspect, Jesse Van Rootselaar, had previously used ChatGPT to describe scenarios involving gun violence. Those chats were reportedly auto-flagged and reviewed and the account was banned, but OpenAI says it did not alert the RCMP because it allegedly did not present a credible, imminent threat; the company reportedly contacted police after the attack.
Quebec man jailed for producing AI child porn. Affected Countries: Canada Technology used: Deepfake - audio, video; Generative adversarial network (GAN); Neural network; Deep learning; Machine learning System purpose: Self-gratification Ethical/Safety Issues: Safety; Legal
Studies by MIT and Stanford reveal that AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini excessively agree with users, reinforcing false or harmful beliefs. This 'delusion spiral' increases users' confidence in misinformation, leading to psychological harm, irresponsible decisions, and, in some cases, suicides. The issue is systemic and affects global users.
A prompt injection in Cline's Claude-powered GitHub issue triage bot allowed code execution in CI, poisoning of GitHub Actions cache, and theft of npm publish tokens. Attacker published malicious Cline CLI v2.3.0 to npm, silently installing malware on ~4,000 developer machines during an 8-hour window.