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Harmful deployment · Serious · 2 sources · Facial Recognition Keeps Catching Shoplifters Who Are Just Trying to Buy VitaminsThe system is never wrong, the store is never sorry, and the customer is left filing paperwork to prove they still exist.
Misuse · jetstream.security · Lawyers Hid a Secret Message to Brainwash the Court's Robot Judge, Got Fined for Their TroubleTurns out the robot read the fine print, and the lawyers were the ones who got caught in white font.
Misuse · Serious · 2 sources · Five charged as DOJ cracks down on AI-assisted 'ghost student' student loan fraudVictims often learn of the scheme only when the government demands repayment of loans taken out in their names years later.
Harmful deployment · ibtimes.sg · Asylum Interview Summaries From Home Office AI Fail One in Five Expert ChecksRoughly one in five checked summaries failed review, and the applicants whose interviews were summarised were not told AI was used.
Misuse · theguardian.com · Bots Stuffed the Vape Ballot Box and Still Lost the VoteThree-quarters of the public feedback was machine-made, which makes this the first consultation where the robots had stronger opinions than the people.- Harmful deployment · Serious · eff.org · Medicare's AI Prior Authorization Rollout Was Rushed, and Records Show Delays and Bad DenialsRecords obtained by EFF show delayed determinations and questionable denials in WISeR's first months, with patients and providers already affected.
Misuse · Serious · thebureauinvestigates.com · Police reopen Grok deepfake abuse case after survivor's complaint and investigative reportingVictims had to fight to get police to treat sexualised AI images under the right law.
Harmful deployment · Serious · trustboundarystudio.com · ChatGPT's cache served up strangers' chat titles. Nobody hacked it. Nobody needed to.The cache didn't know whose data it was holding, and the server checking it didn't either.
Misuse · promptarmor.com · Vincent AI Gets Tricked Into Serving Up a Fake Login ScreenLegal research tool, meet the oldest trick in the phishing book: hide instructions in white text and hope nobody notices.
Harmful deployment · Serious · sophos.com · Clearview AI Ignores France's Orders, Receives €20m Reminder About ConsentScraping billions of faces, then ignoring the regulator's stop order, is a bold business model.
Harmful deployment · sophos.com · Clearview AI Gets Sued Again, Proving Scraping Faces Is Not a Great Business PlanYour face is now a database entry, and the law is still deciding whether you were asked.