Chinese Family Uses AI Avatar to Hide Son's Death from Elderly Mother
Date: 2026-04-12
Attack vector: other
Category: real-world
Severity: Critical

Tracked by the OECD AI Incidents and Hazards Monitor (AIM) as OECD-AIM-2026-04-12-620f, dated 2026-04-12. See the AIM incident page (https://oecd.ai/en/incidents/2026-04-12-620f) and its cited news sources for full narrative detail.


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