A Reno police detective testified that her supervisor, since-retired Lt. Juan Lopez, told her not to write a report after she concluded in a single day that officer Richard Jager had jailed the wrong man, flagged in September 2023 by the Peppermill casino's facial-recognition system. The testimony was filed in the man's federal civil rights suit against Jager and the city.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it is evaluating claims that Tesla Cybercab and Model Y vehicles running automated systems drive too fast in active school zones, according to documents posted Monday to the agency's website. The review stems from a recently filed petition that includes video of several incidents as supporting evidence.
Taipei prosecutors on October 12 gave a man a two-year deferred prosecution and 10 legal-education sessions for reposting a deepfake showing Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang with a scantily clad woman and apparent drug paraphernalia, asking followers who it resembled. Investigators traced the X account that made the image to an IP address in China and are pursuing it separately.
The Delhi High Court on October 8 granted actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut interim protection of her personality rights, ordering Meta Platforms to remove content she identified within 72 hours and directing MeitY and the Department of Telecommunications to have specified websites blocked. The order covers AI deepfakes, including allegedly sexually explicit ones, fabricated speeches and impersonation, pending the next hearing.
A 49-year-old bricklayer from Imperatriz, Maranhão, travelled more than 2,000 km to Belo Horizonte, arriving Sunday the 11th, to live with a woman he met online, only to find she was an AI-generated persona sending automated replies. Out of money, he can seek help from the city's migrant reception service, city hall said; it is the third such case there in under six months.
