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Amazon’s Experimental Hiring Tool Allegedly Displayed Gender Bias in Candidate Rankings Insight - Amazon scraps secret AI recruiting tool that showed bias against women SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's machine-learning specialists uncovered a big problem: their new recruiting engine did not like women.

The team had been building computer programs since 2014 to review job applicants' resumes with the aim of mechanizing the search for top talent, five people familiar with the effort tol
Houston ISD's EVAAS Teacher-Evaluation System Reportedly Put Teachers' Jobs at Risk Through Unverifiable Scores From 2011 to 2015, Houston Independent School District used SAS Institute’s Education Value-Added Assessment System (EVAAS) to rate teacher effectiveness from student test-score growth. Teachers alleged that proprietary, unverifiable EVAAS scores contributed to terminations and contract nonrenewals. On May 4, 2017, a federal judge allowed due-process claims over the system to proceed.
Israeli Tax Authority Reportedly Used an Opaque Automated System to Issue a Fine, Declining to Explain or Disclose the Underlying Calculation An Israeli farmer, Moshe Har Shemesh, reportedly received a fine generated by a Tax Authority software system whose calculation officials were allegedly unable to explain. When the farmer reportedly sought access to the program or its source code to understand the basis for the amount, the authority allegedly refused, citing security concerns and the diffi
University of Illinois' Proctorio Remote-Proctoring Deployment Reportedly Raised Student Rights Concerns Beginning in March 2020, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign deployed Proctorio for remote exam proctoring after the COVID-19 shift to online instruction. Students and faculty raised concerns that the software surveilled students' homes and devices, created accessibility barriers, increased testing anxiety, and could flag students when facial-detection tools failed to detect their fac
Private Medical Photos Were Reportedly Found in LAION-5B AI Training Dataset In September 2022, an artist using the name Lapine reported finding private post-operative medical photos of herself in LAION-5B, a web-scraped image-text dataset used in AI image-synthesis research. Ars Technica confirmed her images were referenced in the dataset and reported finding thousands of similar patient medical-record photos.
ChatGPT Reportedly Banned by Italian Authority Due to OpenAI's Purported Lack of Legal Basis for Data Collection and Age Verification Italy's data protection authority is reported to have temporarily limited OpenAI's processing of Italian users' data after alleging that ChatGPT lacked adequate notice and legal basis for large-scale personal data collection and processing used to train the system. The authority also cited a March 2023 data breach, possible processing of inaccurate personal data,
Tesla Vehicle Running on Self-Driving Mode Crashes on City Streets A Tesla vehicle running in self-driving mode outside the operating conditions supported by the software crashed and injured the driver. Subsequently, the driver filed a lawsuit against Tesla and a jury found no damages were warranted.
Novel Deepfake Song Pulled from Music Streaming Services After Allegedly Violating Artist's Rights The deepfake performance of "Heart On My Sleeve" created to mimic the voice and musical styles of Drake and The Weeknd is no longer available on several streaming services after their record label served copyright takedown notices to the platforms.
Amazon Algorithmic Pricing Allegedly Hiked up Price of Reference Book to Millions Amazon's pricing algorithm was implicated in a reference book about flies' unusual high price of millions of dollars, allegedly due to two sellers using the paid service which based their product's pricing on one another's as competitors.
Texas A&M-Commerce Professor Reportedly Used ChatGPT to Accuse Students of Cheating and Assign Incomplete Grades On May 15, 2023, Texas A&M University-Commerce instructor Jared Mumm reportedly emailed animal-science seniors that he had copied their final assignments into ChatGPT and would assign zeros or temporary incompletes when the chatbot claimed the text was AI-generated. Students said the accusations caused panic and put graduation or diplomas at risk; the university later said no students
Alleged Use of Purportedly AI-Generated and Manipulated Media to Misrepresent Candidates and Disrupt Turkey's 2023 Presidential Election Turkey’s opposition accuses Russia of interfering in elections Turkey’s main opposition candidate has accused Russia of interfering in the country’s elections days before the crucial vote.

Kemal Kilicdaroglu, who is challenging Turkey’s longtime leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Sunday’s [presidential ballot](/news/2023/5/9/turkey-election-a-guide-to-erdogans-big
OpenAI's Training Data for LLMs Allegedly Comprised of Copyrighted Books Two authors alleged in a class action lawsuit OpenAI infringed authors' copyrights by incorporating illegal "shadow libraries" offering copyrighted books without permission in the training data of its generative LLMs, such as ChatGPT.
Voice deepfake targets bank in failed transfer scam In spring 2023, Florida investor Clive Kabatznik became the target of an advanced scam attempt involving a voice deepfake mimicking his own voice. The fraudulent caller, using AI-generated speech, contacted Kabatznik's Bank of America representative in an unsuccessful attempt to deceive the banker into transferring funds to a different account.
AI-Generated Voices Amplify Conspiracy Theories on TikTok NewsGuard has identified 17 TikTok accounts that have been using AI-generated voices to advance and amplify conspiracy theories and false claims beginning in June 2023. By September 25, 2023, these accounts had amassed over 336 million views and over 14.5 million likes. Videos include baseless claims involving public figures such as Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, and Jamie Foxx.
Deepfake Recordings Allegedly Influence Slovakian Election Umelá inteligencia do volieb zasiahla až na poslednú chvíľu. Bol to len predkrm, nabudúce bude horšie Falošnými nahrávkami a vizuálmi si pomáhali priamo politické strany, ale aj neznámi aktéri v pozadí. Zneužili aj moratórium.

S rozmachom nástrojov takzvanej generatívnej umelej inteligencie, ktorá vie tvoriť obrázky, videá či zvukové nahrávky takmer na požiadanie, sa objavili [oprávnené obavy o ich zneužitie v citlivých situáciách, akým
Racial Bias in Lung Function Diagnostic Algorithm Leads to Underdiagnosis in Black Men Black men were likely underdiagnosed with lung problems because of bias in software, study suggests NEW YORK (AP) — Racial bias built into a common medical test for lung function is likely leading to fewer Black patients getting care for breathing problems, a study published Thursday suggests.

As many as 40% more Black male patients in the study might have been diagnosed with breathing problems if current dia
Instagram Algorithms Allegedly Promote Accounts Facilitating Child Sex Abuse Content An investigation disclosed that Instagram's recommendation algorithms are promoting accounts that facilitate and sell child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The study, conducted by The Wall Street Journal and researchers at Stanford University and the University of Massachusetts Amherst, indicates that Instagram's algorithms not only allow for the discovery of such accounts through keyword searches but also activel
Apparent Failure to Accurately Label Primates in Image Recognition Software Due to Alleged Fear of Racial Bias Eight years after Google Photos mislabeled images of Black individuals as "gorillas," image recognition software by Google, Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft still shows signs of either avoiding or inaccurately categorizing primates. Tests reveal that Google and Apple Photos refrain from labeling primates altogether, possibly to avoid the risk of perpetuating racial stereotypes. Microsoft On
Cigna Algorithm PXDX Allegedly Rejected Thousands of Patient Claims En Masse in Breach of California Law Cigna health insurer faces a class-action lawsuit for allegedly using the PXDX ("procedure-to-diagnosis") algorithm to automatically reject over 300,000 patient claims in violation of California law, prompting two members to file the lawsuit seeking damages and a jury trial. Cigna disputes the allegations, claiming the process expedites physician reimbursement and does not result in care deni
Facial Recognition Misidentifies Pregnant Woman Leading to False Arrest in Detroit Facial Recognition Led to Wrongful Arrests. So Detroit Is Making Changes. In January 2020, Robert Williams spent 30 hours in a Detroit jail because facial recognition technology suggested he was a criminal. The match was wrong, and Mr. Williams sued.

On Friday, as part of a [legal settlement](https://www.aclumich.org/sites/default/files/field_documents/robert-williams-settlement-order-and-agreement_.pdf) over his
AI Photo Filter Lightens Skin, Changes Eye Color in Student's 'Professional' Image An AI application modified an MIT student's photo to appear 'professional' by lightening her skin and changing her eye color to blue, highlighting the racial bias in the training data of the program.
Driverless Cruise Cars Immobilized in San Francisco Traffic Jam A fleet of Cruise's autonomous vehicles became unexpectedly immobilized on a busy San Francisco street, causing significant traffic disruption. The incident was attributed to wireless connectivity issues exacerbated by a nearby festival.
Cruise's Autonomous Vehicles Allegedly Engaging in Risky Behavior Near Pedestrians Auto-Safety Regulators Investigate Cruise’s Self-Driving Cars Over Pedestrian Risks General Motors' driverless-car unit Cruise is confronting a new safety investigation by federal regulators, after reports of its autonomous vehicles exhibiting [risky behavior around pedestrians](https://www.wsj.com/us-news/driverless-cruise-vehicle-pins-san-francisco-woman-causing-serious-injuries-7389c4ac).

The National Highway
Female Students at Westfield High School in New Jersey Reportedly Targeted with Deepfake Nudes What to know about deepfakes bill backed by Melania Trump The [TAKE IT DOWN Act](https://www.axios.com/pro/tech-policy/2025/03/03/house-leaders-ready-to-pass-deepfakes-bill-backed-by-melania-trump), an online safety legislation, is gaining steam in Washington, D.C., as first lady Melania Trump expressed her support Monday.

The big picture: The bipartisan bill aims to bolster protections against the no
South Korean man used AI to create sexual images of children A South Korean man used AI technology to generate 360 images of a sexual nature depicting children in April of 2023. The police confiscated the images and the courts sentenced the man to two and a half years in prison. The case marked the first of its nature in the South Korean court system.
Deepfaked Advertisements Using the Likenesses of Celebrities Such as Tom Hanks and Gayle King Without Their Consent Deepfake Scammers Target Top News Anchors on Facebook In a Facebook video viewed by thousands, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer appears to hawk a diabetes drug. In another, “CBS Mornings” host Gayle King seems to endorse weight loss products.

But the clips are doctored — the latest in a rash of deepfakes that hijack images of trusted news personalities in spurious ads, undermining confidence in
Deepfake Video Circulating of British Labour Leader Keir Starmer Touting an Investment Scheme A deepfake video was circulating around social media of British Labour leader Keir Starmer touting an investment scheme.
UK Government AI Allegedly Targets Disproportionate Numbers of Certain Nationals for Fraud Review Decisions on benefits and migrants ‘being made by AI’ Civil servants in at least eight government departments and the police are using artificial intelligence to make decisions on welfare, immigration and criminal justice, it has been claimed.

The Guardian [reported](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/oct/23/uk-officials-use-ai-to-decide-on-issues-from-benefits-to-marriage-licences) that t
Male student allegedly used AI to generate nude photos of female classmates at a high school in Issaquah, Washington At a high school in Issaquah, Washington, a male student is reported to have used deepfake technology to alter pictures of several female classmates and then shared them.
Navy Federal Credit Union Faces Allegations of Racial Bias in Mortgage Approvals Senators call on HUD, CFPB to review mortgage approval gaps at Navy Federal A group of U.S. senators are calling on the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to review the gap in mortgage approval rates between white applicants and Black and Hispanic applicants at Navy Federal Credit Union.

Navy Federal, the nation's largest credit union, has more than
Rite Aid Facial Recognition Disproportionately Misidentified Minority Shoppers as Shoplifters Rite Aid used facial recognition technology from October 2012 to July 2020, allegedly leading to disproportionate misidentifications of women, Black, Latino, and Asian shoppers as "likely" shoplifters. The FTC settlement prohibits Rite Aid from using this technology in stores for five years.
Unauthorized AI Impersonation of George Carlin Used in Comedy Special An AI-generated comedy special impersonating the late comedian George Carlin was created without consent from Carlin's estate. The special featured an AI mimicking Carlin's voice and style. The project, led by the AI comedy channel Dudesy, drew criticism for disrespecting Carlin's legacy and autonomy.
Significant Increase in Deepfake Nudes of Taylor Swift Circulating on Social Media Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Ban Deepfake Porn After Explicit Images Of Taylor Swift Circulated Online: REPORT A bipartisan bill was introduced in the U.S., Tuesday, that would allow victims of “digital forgeries” to pursue penalties against their alleged perpetrators, The Guardian reported.

The Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits Act of 2024, or the “Defiance Act,” will grant people depicted i
AI-Generated Fake News Targets Black Celebrities on YouTube YouTube faced a surge of AI-generated fake news targeting Black celebrities, including fake narratives about Sean “Diddy” Combs and others. These videos, blending AI-generated and manipulated media, amassed millions of views, challenging content moderation efforts and highlighting the spread of disinformation.
AI Romance Apps Reportedly Compromise User Privacy for Data Harvesting AI-powered romantic chatbots, marketed for enhancing mental health, are found to exploit user privacy by harvesting sensitive personal information for data sharing and targeted ads, with inadequate security measures and consent protocols, according to research by the Mozilla Foundation.
Air Canada Chatbot Reportedly Provides Inaccurate Bereavement Fare Information, Leading to Customer Overpayment What Air Canada Lost In ‘Remarkable’ Lying AI Chatbot Case In a warning to global carriers adopting AI for customer service platforms, Air Canada lost a small claims court case against a grieving passenger when it tried and failed to disavow its AI-powered chatbot.

The passenger claimed to have been misled on the airline's rules for bereavement fares when the chatbot hallucinated an a
Waymo Software Flaw Reportedly Leads to Double Collision with Tow Truck Two Waymo autonomous vehicles reportedly hit the same tow truck under unusual towing conditions due to a software misinterpretation in Phoenix, Arizona. Waymo reportedly issued a software recall and updated its fleet to prevent future such incidents.
Nonconsensual Deepfake Porn of Bobbi Althoff Spreads Rapidly on X Bobbi Althoff Reacts to ‘Leaked’ NSFW Video, Speaks Out After Going Viral for Deepfake Clip [**Bobbi Althoff**](https://www.justjared.com/tags/bobbi-althoff/) is reacting after a NSFW video surfaced, purporting to be her – but she’s calling it out as fake.

The deepfake video superimposes what appears to be the 26-year-old Internet star’s face onto a woman who is masturbating on a bed in front of a camera.

The clip has since gone
Purported Deepfake Video Allegedly Claims Kyiv's Assassination Plan Against President Emmanuel Macron A purported deepfake video reportedly claimed France 24 reported a Kyiv plot to assassinate French President Macron. This reported fake news was debunked by France 24, which confirmed the video was altered and did not air any such report.
A Self-Driving Waymo Robotaxi Reportedly Collided with a Bicyclist A Waymo robotaxi in San Francisco reportedly failed to detect a cyclist obscured by a truck, resulting in a collision with minor injuries, at 17th and Mississippi Streets in Potrero Hill. The incident reportedly demonstrated a vulnerability in autonomous vehicles' ability to safely navigate complex urban environments.
Students at a Beverly Hills Middle School Allegedly Created and Shared Deepfake Nudes of Their Classmates At Beverly Vista Middle School in Beverly Hills, California, students allegedly used AI to generate fake nude photos with their classmates' faces, prompting investigations by school officials and the police. The incident highlights the increasing misuse of generative AI among minors.
Telegram Channels Allowed Users to Make Non-Consensual Deepfake Porn as Paid Service Seven channels were connected in a Telegram ecosystem centered around letting subscribers, as a paid service, generate non-consensual deepfake nudes using a bot from submitted photos of women, including underage girls and women who they know in real life.
NJ Transit's Use of Modeling Software Miscalculated Storm Surge Threat Level New Jersey Transit's use of a federal government storm modeling software underestimated the threat of storm surges to the Meadows Maintenance Complex, leaving millions of dollars worth of equipment in the rail yard before Hurricane Sandy struck.
Chatbot Tessa gives unauthorized diet advice to users seeking help for eating disorders Eating Disorder Helpline Fires Staff, Transitions to Chatbot After Unionization Executives at the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) decided to replace hotline workers with a chatbot named Tessa four days after the workers unionized. 

NEDA, the largest nonprofit organization dedicated to eating disorders, has had a helpline for the last twenty years that provided support to hundreds of thousands of
Ron DeSantis's Presidential Campaign Released Twitter Video Containing AI Images of Donald Trump Hugging Anthony Fauci Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign shared a video on Twitter featuring some AI-generated images of Donald Trump hugging former White House coronavirus advisor Anthony Fauci, allegedly as a smear campaign. This incident is possibly the first time a major U.S. presidential campaign deployed deepfakes with the intention of misleading the electorate.
Miami Police Deployed Facial Recognition to Arrest George Floyd Protestor Allegedly without Cause Facial Recognition in Law Enforcement, Pt. 2 One month before the New York Times published the story of Robert Williams, police officers killed George Floyd. We all remember the weeks that followed. The protests that broke out around the country garnered attention around the world. It was so engrossing, watching those scenes of civil strife, that an otherwise remarkable part of the story went almost
Activists Allege NYPD's Application of Facial Recognition Interfered with Right to Protest Black Lives Matter activists alleged being targeted for arrest by New York Police using facial recognition, interfering with their right to protest.
Cruise Robotaxi Initially Blamed for Ambulance Delay in Case Where Patient Later Died; Subsequent Reports Clear Cruise of Fault A Robotaxi Was Blamed for a San Francisco Man's Death, But He Was Actually Hit By a City Bus A couple of weeks ago, as San Francisco emergency responders attempted to pull away from a scene where a man had been seriously injured, a pair of Cruise robotaxis allegedly loitered in the ambulance's path, not understanding that they were required to get out of the way. The ma
Deepfake Voice Exploit Compromises Retool's Cloud Services In August 2023, a hacker reportedly was successful in breaching Retool, an IT company specializing in business software solutions, impacting 27 cloud customers. The attacker appears to have initiated the breach by sending phishing SMS messages to employees and later used an AI-generated deepfake voice in a phone call to obtain multi-factor authentication codes. The breach seems to have exposed vulnerabilities in Google's Authenticator ap
Bankrate's Resumption of AI-Generated Content Allegedly Continuing to Produce Inaccurate and Misleading Information Bankrate, and its sister site CNET, both owned by Red Ventures, resumed publishing AI-generated articles claiming thorough human fact-checking. However, new articles are alleged to contain numerous factual errors, including inaccurate statistics and misleading information. Despite public criticism, the company defended its use of AI and blamed out-of-date datasets for the errors. I
Google Ads Allegedly Serving Content on AI-Generated Misinformation Sites Google’s advertising platform, Google Ads, has allegedly been found to be serving ads on AI-generated content farms that often disseminate misinformation. Despite policies prohibiting such practices, reportedly there are approximately 356 out of 393 ads from major brands that were found to be served by Google on these problematic sites. Particularly concerning according to the reporting were instances where Google Ads were
Illinois Residents File Class Action Lawsuit Against Facial Recognition Technology Companies for Allegedly Violating BIPA A class action lawsuit was filed against several facial recognition technology companies for allegedly violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The defendants are accused of offering a facial recognition search engine called Pimeyes, which collects images from databases across the internet and scans them into their database seemingly without consent. T
Proliferation of AI-Generated News Websites and Content Farms Across Multiple Languages Degrading Information Integrity Scores of AI-generated news websites and content farms are producing low-quality, clickbait content in a variety of languages. They are reportedly spreading false information and degrading the quality of information available online. These sites often lack human oversight, feature repetitive language, and sometimes fabricate information, posing a threat to the credibility of on
False Arrest of Georgia Man Due to Louisiana Police's Faulty Facial Recognition Technology The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office in Louisiana relied on facial recognition technology to identify suspects for the alleged theft of luxury purses, resulting in a man in Georgia, Randal Reid, being arrested. However, the technology produced a false match, leading to Reid's arrest and subsequent release. This incident highlights the potential pitfalls of facial recognition technology in law enforcement.
Quebec Man Sentenced for Having Used Deepfake Technology to Create Synthetic Child Pornography AI-Generated Deepfake Videos of Child Porn Send Shockwaves! Creating Country's First Ever AI Child Porn Lands Quebec Man in Jail _(WARNING: This article contains details of abuse. Child sexual abuse imagery is illegal. If you see sexually explicit images or videos of minors on the web, please report it)_

As AI takes over the world, its repercussions have already begun to come to light. In creating at
Flawed AI in Google Search Reportedly Misinforms about Geography Google's search AI erroneously claimed no African country begins with 'K', along with various other geography-and-letter-based questions, misguiding users with a flawed featured snippet. Originating from ChatGPT-written posts and inaccurately scraped by Google, this incident highlights issues in AI-generated content and misinformation in search results, compromising Google's reliability as an information source.