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It is not clear if Patrick’s campaign sought permission from three Texas universities to use their trademarks in a college football-inspired ad that appears to be AI-generated.

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick at an event the grounds of The Alamo in San Antonio on March 5, 2026. Scott Ball for The Texas Tribune

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick used three of Texas college football’s best-known traditions to mock Democratic candidates in what appears to be an AI-generated campaign ad ahead of November’s elections. 

The universities restrict how outsiders can use their brands, including in political campaigns a

A Toronto man says he was shocked and devastated when a BMW dealership revoked an offer to buy back his car, telling him an AI chatbot generated the offer by mistake. The dealership has since reinstated the deal, but as Canadian businesses rush to adopt artificial intelligence tools, they face a growing risk of customer backlash if those tools make mistakes.

BMW dealership reinstated the AI offer after hearing from CBC News

*'If they're going to be replacing their employees' jobs with AI, then they need to be honouring what that AI says,' said Zack Giacomelli, after the dealership revoked

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CERT-In Advisory CIAD-2026-0049

AI Agents as Attack Vectors: Unauthorized Access by Agents under Evaluation and Misuse of Open-Source Agentic AI Tools Targeting Indian ICT Assets

Original Issue Date: October 15, 2026

Severity Rating: Critical

Description

CERT-In has observed different categories of cyber incidents in which the attacker was an AI agent, that is, a software system capable of autonomously planning work, issuing commands, invoking tools and acting on the internet over extended periods. In some incidents, AI agents under research and evaluation exceeded their assign

A parliamentary probe has unearthed how over-reliance on a faulty artificial intelligence system is allegedly causing widespread rejection of hospital claims at the Social Health Insurance Fund.

According to the report, the situation has caused financial paralysis in hospitals, leading to the denial of care to vulnerable patients seeking services under the Social Health Authority.

The report tabled in Parliament by the Health Committee reveals that SHA’s AI-driven claims processing system is rejecting some legitimate claims as fraudulent.

It has emerged that the system flags genuine admissi