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Longtime spokeswoman sues Fred’s Appliance over use of AI likeness

Incident 1565: Spokane-Area Fred's Appliance and Victory Media Allegedly Used AI-Assisted Voice Editing Without Spokeswoman's Consent

“Longtime spokeswoman sues Fred’s Appliance over use of AI likeness”Latest Incident Report
spokesman.com2026-07-04

For the past 14 years, Spokane residents learned about upcoming sales and promotions at locally owned Fred's Appliance through the voice and smiling face of Amber George.

But in February, George noticed on social media that Fred's, and production company Victory Media, had created a President's Day advertisement, which of course, featured her.

"Wait a minute, I didn't film this," George said this week, recalling her reaction upon seeing the spot. "They were using past footage and bits and pieces from different commercials. They cloned my voice.

"It was really like a shock," she continued. "

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Food Delivery Robot Says Sorry For Smashing Bus Shelter In New Ad

Incident 1567: Serve Robotics Delivery Robot Reportedly Crashed into Chicago Bus Shelter After Failing to Detect Glass

“Food Delivery Robot Says Sorry For Smashing Bus Shelter In New Ad”
blockclubchicago.org2026-07-04

WEST TOWN — In what’s either a mea culpa, a bit of clever marketing or maybe both, a company whose food delivery robot smashed through the glass at a West Town bus shelter last month is now running an apology ad — at the very same bus shelter.

In late March, a vehicle operated by Serve Robotics, one of two companies deploying food delivery robots in parts of Chicago, ran into the bus shelter on Grand Avenue in West Town, sending shattered glass across the sidewalk.

Not to be outdone, a robot operated by Coco, the other company operating the r

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Robots Gone Wild: Food Delivery Robots Smash 2 Bus Shelters In Chicago

Incident 1568: Coco Delivery Robot Reportedly Crashed into Chicago Bus Shelter

“Robots Gone Wild: Food Delivery Robots Smash 2 Bus Shelters In Chicago”
blockclubchicago.org2026-07-04

OLD TOWN — For the second time in a week, a self-driving food delivery robot has crashed into a CTA bus shelter, sending shards of glass all over the sidewalk.

A Coco robot collided with the glass at a bus shelter about 4 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of North Avenue and Larrabee Street in Old Town, according to video provided by a neighbor and a statement from Coco, one of the two robot delivery companies operating in Chicago under a pilot program.

Video and photos show glass strewn across the sidewalk and on top of the robot.

The incident comes just days after a robot operated by Serve

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California man with bipolar disorder says ChatGPT fueled delusions, led to self-harm in new lawsuit

Incident 1569: GPT-4o Allegedly Reinforced California Man Michael Lines's Delusions Before Suicide Attempt

“California man with bipolar disorder says ChatGPT fueled delusions, led to self-harm in new lawsuit”
reuters.com2026-07-04

July 1 (Reuters) - A California man sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman on Wednesday, claiming the company's ChatGPT platform exacerbated his bipolar disorder due to a lack of safeguards for users with mental illness.

Michael Lines, 34, said in the complaint filed in state court in San Francisco that conversations he had with ChatGPT last year escalated a manic episode he experienced into a weeks-long delusion, ultimately pushing him to attempt suicide. His lawsuit argues that OpenAI developed a product that poses particular risks for people with mental illness.

The case raises questions abou

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Facebook page introduced by Anderson Cooper talking about an Alzheimer treatment of Dr. Sanjay Gupta, 1089143

Incident 1564: Purported Deepfakes of Public Figures and Celebrities Reportedly Used to Market Honey-Based Supplements as Alzheimer's Treatments

“Facebook page introduced by Anderson Cooper talking about an Alzheimer treatment of Dr. Sanjay Gupta, 1089143”
bbb.org2026-07-02

This content is based on victim and potential victim accounts. Government agencies and legitimate business names and phone numbers are often used by scam artists to take advantage of people.

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The scam showed Anderson Cooper talking about a new Alzheimer's treatment that was so simple that all the pharmaceutical companies would be out millions. Then Dr. Gupta came on and detailed this miracle honey and a Bacopa powder that had cured his father and several celebrities (seen talking about it). The offers of this rare medication were then put on, adding new "deals" with more pu

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The AI Incident Database is dedicated to indexing the collective history of harms or near harms realized in the real world by the deployment of artificial intelligence systems. Like similar databases in aviation and computer security, the AI Incident Database aims to learn from experience so we can prevent or mitigate bad outcomes.

You are invited to submit incident reports, whereupon submissions will be indexed and made discoverable to the world. Artificial intelligence will only be a benefit to people and society if we collectively record and learn from its failings. (Learn More)

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Notes for the Growing AI Safety Ecosystem: Corporations and Governments

By Sean McGregor

2026-06-23

Executive Summary After many conversations with those taking inspiration from and building on the AI Incident Database, we have notes to fac...

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