Description: A man allegedly used an AI-altered photograph of himself holding a pistol to threaten his former partner and her father in Santa Helena de Goiás, Brazil. Police reportedly arrested him in nearby Rio Verde after the woman sought help. He reportedly said he used AI to simulate a weapon; a local report said police had not confirmed his explanation. Searches reportedly found no firearm.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Synthetic image generation technology developers and Synthetic media technology developers developed an AI system deployed by Domestic abuse perpetrators , Synthetic media creators , Men and Men and boys, which harmed Domestic violence victims , Women , Women and girls , Family members of domestic violence victims and Epistemic integrity.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Synthetic image generation technology , Synthetic media technology , WhatsApp and Messaging apps
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1769
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2026-10-16
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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An unusual case of domestic violence has drawn the attention of authorities to the misuse of new technologies in intimidation crimes. A man was arrested by the Goiás Civil Police (PCGO) after using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to gene…
Variants
A "variant" is an AI incident similar to a known case—it has the same causes, harms, and AI system. Instead of listing it separately, we group it under the first reported incident. Unlike other incidents, variants do not need to have been reported outside the AIID. Learn more from the research paper.
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