UPDATED: Officials: 3 Cascade students charged in connection with deepfake photos
CASCADE, Iowa -- Officials said three Cascade High School students are charged in connection with an incident in which artificial intelligence was used to generate nude images of students. A Dubuque County Attorney's Office press release i ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1350#7601)
Officials showed off a robo-bus in DC. It got hit by a Tesla driver.
The U.S. Department of Transportation brought an automated bus to D.C. this week to showcase its work on self-driving vehicles, taking officials from around the country on a ride between agency headquarters at Navy Yard and Union Station. O ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1347#7602)
San Francisco supervisor calls for new robotaxi rules after neighborhood cat killed by Waymo
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- For a week now, neighbors in San Francisco's Mission District have shared their sadness and outrage over the death of KitKat, the neighborhood cat. The cat's owner says a Waymo ran him over. A memorial still marks th ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1269#7603)
Waymo robotaxi kills ‘one-of-a-kind’ bodega cat, owner claims
A cat known as the "mayor of 16th Street" was allegedly run over by a Waymo autonomous vehicle, according to the cat's owner, sparking grief around the Mission Dolores bodega where he roamed. KitKat, a feline fixture at Randa's Market, was ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1269#7604)
Beloved Neighborhood Store Cat Named KitKat Killed by Self-Driving Taxi
A San Francisco community is in mourning after a beloved neighborhood store cat was allegedly hit and killed by a Waymo self-driving taxi. According to reports from CBS Bay Area, SFGate and the San Francisco Standard, a 9-year-old cat name ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1269#7605)
KitKat, liquor store mascot and ‘16th St. ambassador,’ killed — allegedly by Waymo
Jeffrey Lucas, a longtime friend of KitKat, said the "funniest thing" he ever did with KitKat was "teach him Ukrainian." He taught the bodega cat two simple commands: De kit (Where's the cat?) and Kit tam (Cat's over there). Lucas recalled ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1269#7606)
Meta tolerates rampant ad fraud from China to safeguard billions in revenue
SAN FRANCISCO - Last year, Meta had to reckon with an ugly conclusion about its Chinese advertising customers: They were defrauding Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users worldwide. Though China's authoritarian government bans use of Meta ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1268#7607)
Explained: How Meta made billions from scam ads
Meta, the company behind Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is under scrutiny after leaked internal documents revealed that it expected a significant portion of its 2024 revenue to come from ads linked to scams, fraud and banned products. Th ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1268#7608)
74 suicide warnings and 243 mentions of hanging: What ChatGPT said to a suicidal teen
Adam Raine's life hurtled toward tragedy soon after he began talking with ChatGPT about homework last fall. Their exchanges grew more consuming as the 16-year-old opened up to the chatbot about his suicidal thoughts, according to data anal ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1192#7609)
Fact Check: Is Story Of Missing Boy Scout Eric Langford Real?
Images and videos of Eric Langford have been shared online---but multiple people have said in the comments that they suspect these are all AI-generated. Newsweek has broken down whether the story is true or not. The Claim Langford vanish ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1330#7578)
Terrifying truth about what really happened to Boy Scout who vanished
A 14-year-old boy mysteriously vanished without a trace from a Boy Scout camp, never to be seen again - his family devastated. Three weeks later, the teen, Eric Langford, was declared dead after baffled police failed to find any leads desp ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1330#7579)
National Weather Service Uses AI to Generate Forecasts, Accidentally Hallucinates Town With Dirty Joke Name
Months before it mysteriously vaporized into thin air, Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency ravaged the National Weather Service, leading to severe staffing shortages. While the Trump administration promised to rehire ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1332#7580)
An AI-Generated NWS Map Hallucinated Fake Towns in Idaho
The National Weather Service's weekend wind forecast for rural Idaho looked normal. Some mild gusts and a caption reminding folks to "hold onto your hats." And then some eagle-eyed observers took a look at the towns on the map and wondered ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1332#7581)
New Zealand book award disqualifies two authors for AI artwork
The New Zealand Book Awards Trust introduced a new rule this year stating that any book submitted for the Ockham awards must not contain AI material of any kind. "Don't judge a book by its cover" goes the famous idiom, one which may be tou ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1282#7582)
Authors dumped from New Zealand’s top book prize after AI used in cover designs
The books of two award-winning New Zealand authors have been disqualified from consideration for the country’s top literature prize because artificial intelligence was used in the creation of their cover designs. Stephanie Johnson’s collec ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1282#7583)
New Zealand’s top book award disqualifies two prominent authors over AI artwork
Two of New Zealand's best-known writers have been disqualified from consideration for the country's premier literary prize after organisers discovered their book jackets used images generated with artificial intelligence. Stephanie Johnson ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1282#7584)
How two AI book covers forced the publishing industry to reckon with its future
Elizabeth Smither and Stephanie Johnson's latest books, both published by Quentin Wilson Publishing, have been yeeted from the Ockhams. Author Stephanie Johnson had no idea that the image of a cat with human teeth on the cover of her book ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1282#7585)
GEMA vs. OpenAI | AI memorisation is a reproduction relevant to copyright law, and the TDM exception does not help in LLM training, Munich I Regional Court holds
In its judgment of 11 November 2025 (42 O 14139/24), the Munich I Regional Court (Germany) issued a widely noted precedent on the copyright assessment of AI training and outputs under German and EU law. According to its press release1, the ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1278#7586)
OpenAI ordered to pay damages as court rules ChatGPT violated copyright law
OpenAI has been ordered to pay damages after a court in Germany ruled that its chatbot ChatGPT violated German copyright laws. The Munich regional court ruled in favour of the German music performance rights organization GEMA which manages ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1278#7587)
AI-powered children’s toys are here, but are they safe?
Teddy bears and stuffed plushies have long been a mainstay in toy collections. But today they don't talk back in a child's imagination --- some talk through built-in AI chatbots. Sometimes that's a problem, though:A scarf-wearing teddy be ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1277#7588)
AI Toys Are Here, And Their Safety Is Questionable—Here's What Parents Should Know
As a writer who covers baby and kids gear, I'm inundated with emails about the hottest new toys: a box that automatically prints pictures based on kids' commands. A robot with facial recognition capabilities. A teddy bear that can craft end ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1277#7589)
AI toys for kids talk about sex and issue Chinese Communist Party talking points, tests show
A wave of AI-powered children's toys has hit shelves this holiday season, claiming to rely on sophisticated chatbots to animate interactive robots and stuffed animals that can converse with kids. Children have been conversing with stuffies ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1277#7590)
AI toy dangers abound and parents should be vigilant, new report warns
Amid a flood of toys boasting AI features this holiday season, a consumer advocacy group warns that more must be done to ensure the gadgets are safe for children. Public Interest Research Group, which pushes for corporations and government ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1277#7591)
Cybercriminals unleash fake Centrelink scam on vulnerable Australians
More than 270,000 malicious emails impersonating Services Australia and Centrelink have flooded Australian inboxes in one of the nation's largest phishing campaigns in years, with the sophisticated attacks specifically targeting the country ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1275#7592)
Services Australia Impersonation Drives Year-Round Credential Theft Operation
Key Points MCTO3001 - Threat operation with Services Australia and Centrelink impersonation campaigns across multiple sectors Infrastructure abuse of legitimate email services (SendGrid, Mailgun, Office 365) with Australian Gov display na ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1275#7593)
Centrelink warning as 270,000 emails sent out in attack related to Medicare, superannuation and tax benefits
Australians are being bombarded with tens of thousands of fake emails impersonating Centrelink and Services Australia in one of the biggest phishing campaigns in years. Cybercriminals are using artificial intelligence to create "super clone ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1275#7594)
Taco Bell Rethinks Future of Voice AI at the Drive-Through
The most transformative technology in over a century may have finally found its limit: ordering tacos. Since last year, Taco Bell has rolled out voice AI-powered ordering at more than 500 drive-through locations, and now the chain is reali ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1274#7595)
Greek Finance Minister Sues Facebook Page for Deepfake Advert
The Greek Ministry of Economy and Finance and minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis filed a lawsuit on Friday for deceptive advertising on Facebook against the unknown administrators of a page on the social media platform. The ministry and Pierrak ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1271#7596)
Louvre jewel heist: fake AI videos of the robbery circulate online • FRANCE 24 English
AIID editor's note: Please visit the original source for the video report. Since the robbery of the world’s most-visited museum—which saw thieves make off with France’s priceless crown jewels—multiple videos have surfaced on social media c ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1273#7597)
Top universities react to AI cheating scandals, yet concrete disciplinary steps remain elusive
As cheating cases involving artificial intelligence (AI) continue to surface at Korea's elite "SKY" universities --- Seoul National, Korea and Yonsei --- campuses are rushing to roll out countermeasures. Most responses focus on the individ ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1270#7598)
Cheating scandals at top universities prompt rethink of education in digital era
A string of artificial intelligence (AI)-related cheating scandals at Korea's prestigious "SKY" universities --- Seoul National University, Yonsei University and Korea University --- has sparked renewed scrutiny of higher education in the d ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1270#7599)
Waymo runs into safety concerns and competition as it expands in the US
San Francisco, the United States: The sidewalk outside Majed Zeidan's grocery store in San Francisco's Mission District has stayed filled with flowers, candles, memorials and pictures since his cat was crushed under a Waymo in late October. ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1269#7600)
Fake AI image sparks false school fire alarm in Orlando
A dangerous prank involving an AI-generated image of a school engulfed in flames caused widespread alarm in Orlando yesterday, January 5. It is alleged that a youngster shared the fabricated image with emergency services, falsely claiming ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1605#7571)
AI-generated photo of Orlando West High School burning, causes outrage
A fake AI-generated photo of Orlando West High School in Soweto on fire - has drawn a stern warning from emergency management services. Kagiso Phasha from Joburg EMS says anyone who pulls this kind of prank and gets caught will face the ful ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1605#7572)
Sassa eLife Certification portal: Beneficiaries report ongoing glitches despite agency denials
While the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) continues to urge beneficiaries to complete their eLife Certification, many social grant recipients across South Africa report that the portal remains unusable. Despite Sassa's claims ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1606#7573)
SASSA’s biometric rollout leaves thousands without grants amid fraud crackdown
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA)'s biometric verification drive has intensified efforts to clamp down on fraud in the social grant system, after Parliament was told that nearly one million beneficiaries have been processed s ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1606#7574)
SASSA on self-service system restored following earlier challenges
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has noted the challenges to access self-service system by some of our beneficiaries and the Agency can report that the challenge has been resolved. SASSA would like to apologise to all our b ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1606#7575)
Braindead Politician Accidentally Reads AI Slop That Someone Left in His Speech: “Here’s a More Natural, Flowing Version of That Section That Reads Like a Legislative Speech”
AI chatbots and politicians who aren't even pretending to try anymore are a match made in heaven. Exhibit A: Canadian lawmaker Bill Oliver, who made a strange, cyborgian digression in a speech addressing the New Brunswick legislature last ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1607#7576)
AI-generated memorial posters circulate after fatal South African school bus accident
More than a dozen pupils travelling to school in a minibus died in a collision with a truck in South Africa shortly after the academic year began in mid-January. On the day of the crash, posters circulated online purporting to show each of ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1608#7577)
Appeals Court Sanctions Lawyer Over AI-Hallucinated Errors
A Maryland lawyer has been sanctioned by a federal appeals court after admitting to using a generative AI tool to draft a brief that cited multiple nonexistent cases. Kusmin L. Amarsingh on Monday was sanctioned $1,000 by the US Court of A ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1577#7539)