{"meta":{"exportedAt":"2026-10-27T05:32:51.875Z","formatVersion":2,"selection":{"q":"mould","system":"","harm":"","context":"","country":"","role":"","relation":"","evidence":"","year":"","response":"","severity":"","verification":"","view":"incidents","sort":"added"},"totalIncidents":2,"coverage":{"cases":2,"countries":1,"languages":2,"unknownLocation":1,"locationPending":0,"unknownLanguage":0,"unknownDate":1,"lawsuits":0,"regulatory":0,"minors":0,"coreRelations":1,"contextualRelations":0,"mixedRelations":0,"unknownRelations":1,"relationPending":0,"relationUnknown":1},"countingNote":"Distinct public cases in this selection. People counts apply within individual cases only; cross-case person overlap has not been resolved. No population incidence estimate.","affectedCountNote":"Interpret person counts with affectedCountStatus and the reported effects. Unquantified zeros are placeholders, not a measured zero.","source":"AI incidents","publisher":"NOPE","url":"https://nope.net/incidents","license":"CC BY 4.0"},"incidents":[{"id":"2025-saudi-influencer-says-daughter-hospitalised-after-cleaning-mould-as-chatgpt-advised","caseFacts":{"claims":[{"id":"c1","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'وأوضحت أن التطبيق نصحها باستخدام الخل لتطهير المكان ثم تجفيفه بمجفف الشعر، دون أن يشير إلى خطورة التعامل مع العفن الأسود مباشرة أو ضرورة ارتداء معدات وقائية.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"'وأضافت أن التطبيق نصحها باستخدام الخل لتطهير المكان ثم تجفيفه بمجفف الشعر، دون أن يشير إلى مخاطر التعامل المباشر مع العفن أو ضرورة ارتداء أدوات وقاية مثل القفازات والكمامات.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"The influencer says she asked ChatGPT how to remove black mould from a wall at home and that it advised disinfecting with vinegar and drying with a hair dryer, without mentioning the risks of handling the mould directly or the need for protective equipment.","causal_attribution":"The chatbot's advice rests on the influencer's own account; both outlets relay the same posts."},{"id":"c2","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'قمنا بتنظيف العفن دون ارتداء القفازات أو الكمامات، ولم نكتفِ بذلك بل استخدمنا مجفف الشعر لتجفيف المكان، مما أدى إلى انتشار الجزيئات في الهواء واستنشاقها'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"'مما أدى إلى انتشار الجزيئات الدقيقة في الهواء واستنشاقها من قِبلهن'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"She says she and her daughter cleaned the mould without gloves or masks and dried the area with a hair dryer, which spread particles in the air that they inhaled.","causal_attribution":"The link between the hair dryer and the inhaled particles is the influencer's own explanation."},{"id":"c3","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'إذ ارتفعت حرارة ابنتها بعد يومين، وتم نقلها إلى المستشفى حيث شُخِّصت إصابتها بالتهاب بكتيري سببه التلوث في الجو، ثم ظهرت عليها هي الأخرى الأعراض ذاتها بعد فترة قصيرة.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"'ونُقلت إلى المستشفى حيث شُخِّصت بإصابة بكتيرية ناجمة عن التلوث في الجو'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"By her account, two days later her daughter had a fever, was taken to hospital and was diagnosed with a bacterial infection caused by polluted air, and she then developed the same symptoms.","causal_attribution":"The diagnosis is reported second-hand from the influencer; no doctor or record is quoted, and the connection to the ChatGPT advice is her inference."},{"id":"c4","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'وبالفعل أظهر الفحص الفني وجود تشققات في عزل سطح المنزل تسببت في تسرب المياه إلى الجدران، مما أدى إلى ارتفاع الرطوبة وانتشار العفن.'; 'وأن الهواء ملوث بثلاثة أضعاف الحد الأعلى المسموح به'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"'الفحص الفني أظهر وجود تشققات في عزل السطح تسببت في تسرب المياه إلى الجدران'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"She says a technical inspection found cracks in the roof insulation that let water into the walls, raising the humidity and spreading the mould, and that airborne contamination measured three times the permitted limit.","causal_attribution":"This records a building defect as a contributing cause of the polluted air, alongside the cleaning method."},{"id":"c5","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'استعنت بالنكبة (شات جي بي تي) فوقعت الأزمة، لا تثقون فيه أبداً'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"'لا تثقوا فيه في مثل هذه الأمور'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"She warned her followers against relying on ChatGPT for such matters.","causal_attribution":"Her own conclusion."}],"effects":[{"label":"daughter hospitalised with a bacterial infection attributed to polluted air (influencer's account)","claim_id":"c3","direction":"negative"},{"label":"influencer developed the same symptoms (her account)","claim_id":"c3","direction":"negative"}],"sources":[{"id":"s1","url":"https://24.ae/article/922871/","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"ar","translation_note":"Read in Arabic and translated by the research agent (an AI) on 2026-10-27; no human reviewer inspected the text. 24.ae (Abu Dhabi) report of 8 October 2025 relaying the influencer's own social-media posts, with her quoted words.","independence_group":"influencer-social-media-account-2025-10"},{"id":"s2","url":"https://www.layalina.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%81%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%AF-%D9%8A%D8%BA%D8%B2%D9%88-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B2%D9%84-%D8%A5%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%86%D8%B7%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A8-%D9%86%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%AD%D8%A9-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B7%D8%A6%D8%A9-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AC%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D9%8A-785665.html","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"ar","translation_note":"Read in Arabic and translated by the research agent (an AI) on 2026-10-27; no human reviewer inspected the text. Layalina report of 9 October 2025 retelling the same social-media account; it adds no independent reporting, so it shares the group of s1.","independence_group":"influencer-social-media-account-2025-10"}],"version":1,"ai_roles":["own_use","others_use"],"contexts":["health","everyday_life"],"unknowns":["What she asked ChatGPT and its full reply; the exchange is not published.","When the cleaning and the hospitalisation took place; the earliest dated report is of 8 October 2025.","The daughter's age, how long she stayed in hospital and how both recovered.","Whether a clinician linked the infection to the cleaning itself rather than to the building's damp; no medical source is quoted.","Where the home is."],"geography":{"basis":"The outlets describe the influencer as Saudi but do not say where her home is; nationality does not locate the event, so the countries are left unknown. No court is involved.","court_countries":[],"event_countries":[],"affected_person_countries":[]},"publication":{"basis":"Published as an attributed first-person account: the influencer describes ChatGPT's mould-cleaning advice, following it without protection and her daughter's hospitalisation two days later. The account's own mention of the building's damp is recorded as a contributing cause, and the AI's role rests on her account.","reviewed_on":"2026-10-27"},"ai_involvement":{"basis":"By the influencer's own account relayed by 24.ae and Layalina, ChatGPT answered her question on removing black mould by advising vinegar and drying with a hair dryer, without warning about direct handling or protective equipment. She says she and her daughter followed that method without gloves or masks and that the hair dryer spread particles they inhaled, after which her daughter was hospitalised and she fell ill. The chatbot's output is described only by her; the exchange is not published.","status":"reported"},"person_relations":["communicated_with"]},"name":"Saudi influencer says her daughter was hospitalised after they cleaned black mould with vinegar and a hair dryer as ChatGPT advised, without masks or gloves","summary":"A Saudi social-media influencer said on her accounts, as relayed by 24.ae on 8 October 2025 and Layalina on 9 October 2025, that she asked ChatGPT how to remove black mould from a wall at home and that it advised disinfecting with vinegar and drying with a hair dryer, without mentioning the risk of handling the mould directly or the need for protective equipment. She and her daughter cleaned it without gloves or masks and dried it with a hair dryer, which she says spread particles that they inhaled. By her account, two days later her daughter had a fever and was taken to hospital, where a bacterial infection caused by polluted air was diagnosed; she later developed the same symptoms. An inspection then found cracks in the roof insulation letting water into the walls. She warned her followers not to trust ChatGPT on such matters. The account is hers; the outlets report no medical or other confirmation.","incidentKind":"single_event","incidentDatePrecision":"unknown","exposurePattern":"single_interaction","reportedDate":"2025-10-08","aiSystem":"ChatGPT, as named by the influencer in her social-media account relayed by 24.ae and Layalina","aiProduct":"ChatGPT (reported)","severity":"medium","verificationStatus":"unverified","harmCategories":[],"harmOutcomes":["hospitalization","medical_deterioration"],"harmOutcomeSummary":"By the influencer's account relayed by two outlets, her daughter was hospitalised with a bacterial infection attributed to polluted air two days after they cleaned black mould as ChatGPT had advised, and she developed the same symptoms; the outlets report no medical confirmation.","frameworkFacets":[],"causationStatus":"alleged","participantUsersAffectedMin":1,"otherPeopleHarmedMin":1,"affectedCountStatus":"exact","affectedCountEvidence":"Two people by the influencer's account: her daughter, hospitalised with a bacterial infection, and the influencer herself, who developed the same symptoms. The influencer is the ChatGPT user (participant 1); the daughter did not use it (other 1).","victimAgeRange":"unknown","platformType":"chatbot","outcomeType":"media_coverage","outcomeStatus":"unknown","primarySourceUrl":"https://24.ae/article/922871/","primarySourceLabel":"24.ae, 8 Oct 2025: black mould affects Saudi influencer's family after ChatGPT advice","firstPublishedAt":"2026-10-27T03:09:17.358544+00:00","updatedAt":"2026-10-27T03:09:17.358544+00:00","scopeVersion":"facts-v3","tags":["chatgpt","household-advice","mould","hospitalisation","first-person-account"]},{"id":"2026-mato-grosso-court-selection-candidate-eliminated-over-id-photo-with-signs-of-ai-generation","caseFacts":{"claims":[{"id":"c1","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'Segundo a comissão, a imagem tinha “traços nítidos e inconfundíveis de geração e/ou edição por Inteligência Artificial”, além de um elemento gráfico, uma marca d’água digital, no canto inferior direito.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"'Segundo a publicação, a imagem enviada pela candidata “possui traços nítidos e inconfundíveis de geração e/ou edição por Inteligência Artificial (IA)”.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"The selection support commission found that the 3x4 photo the candidate submitted had clear and unmistakable traces of generation and/or editing by artificial intelligence, and a digital watermark in the lower right corner.","causal_attribution":"The commission's finding as published in the Justice Gazette, reported by both outlets; one origin. The gazette itself was not read."},{"id":"c2","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'A conclusão está em manifestação da Comissão de Apoio ao Processo Seletivo, de 8 de outubro, acolhida integralmente pela Comarca de Brasnorte, e publicada no Diário da Justiça Eletrônico desta terça-feira (13).'; 'A habilitação da candidata foi tornada sem efeito.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"'A decisão foi publicada no Diário da Justiça Eletrônico desta terça-feira (13).'; 'As duas candidaturas foram indeferidas.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"The commission's statement of 8 October 2026 was accepted in full by the Brasnorte court district and published in the electronic Justice Gazette on 13 October 2026; the candidate's qualification was annulled.","causal_attribution":"Gazette publication as reported by both outlets; one origin."},{"id":"c3","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'O retrato também foi considerado desatualizado e incompatível com o padrão oficial de foto 3x4. Para os avaliadores, tratou-se de “simulação de imagem”, que descumpre a exigência de fidelidade da imagem facial recente.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"The commission also judged the portrait outdated and outside the official 3x4 standard and called it a simulation of an image that breached the call's requirement of a faithful recent facial photograph.","causal_attribution":"The commission's reasoning as reported by Fatos de Mato Grosso; the ground of elimination combines the AI finding and the photo standard."}],"effects":[{"label":"eliminated from a court accreditation selection over an ID photo found to bear signs of AI generation or editing","claim_id":"c2","direction":"negative"}],"sources":[{"id":"s1","url":"https://www.fatosdematogrosso.com.br/juridico/candidata-envia-foto-3x4-com-sinais-de-ia-e-acaba-eliminada-de-selecao-do-tjmt/17335","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"pt","translation_note":"Read in Portuguese by the research agent (an AI) on 2026-10-15 and translated by the research agent (an AI) into English; no human translator or reviewer was involved. Regional legal-news report on the commission statement published in the electronic Justice Gazette, 13 October 2026; HTTP 200.","independence_group":"tjmt-brasnorte-commission-decision-dje-13-oct-2026"},{"id":"s2","url":"https://g1.globo.com/mt/mato-grosso/noticia/2026/10/14/candidata-e-eliminada-de-processo-seletivo-do-tjmt-apos-enviar-foto-gerada-por-ia.ghtml","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"pt","translation_note":"Read in Portuguese by the research agent (an AI) on 2026-10-15 and translated by the research agent (an AI) into English; no human translator or reviewer was involved. G1 Mato Grosso report on the same publication, 14 October 2026; HTTP 200.","independence_group":"tjmt-brasnorte-commission-decision-dje-13-oct-2026"}],"version":1,"ai_roles":["unknown"],"contexts":["work","public_services"],"unknowns":["Which tool produced or edited the photo, who generated or edited it, and whether it began as a real photograph.","The candidate's response and whether she appealed.","The date the photo was submitted."],"geography":{"basis":"The selection was run by the Brasnorte court district of the Mato Grosso Court of Justice, Brazil, and the decision was published in its electronic gazette. The candidate's residence and nationality are not stated.","court_countries":["BR"],"event_countries":["BR"],"affected_person_countries":[]},"publication":{"basis":"Published as a consequential-response case (relation unknown, exemption consequential_response): a court selection commission found the candidate's ID photo bore clear signs of AI generation or editing and her qualification was annulled, as published in the electronic Justice Gazette and reported by two outlets. The candidate is not named.","reviewed_on":"2026-10-15"},"ai_involvement":{"basis":"Consequential response: the court district's selection commission, which examined the submitted photo, found clear traces of generation and/or editing by artificial intelligence and a digital watermark, and on that finding, together with the photo's failure to meet the official 3x4 standard, the candidate's qualification was annulled. The tool and the candidate's own account are not reported.","status":"reported"},"person_relations":["unknown"]},"name":"Mato Grosso, Brazil: court selection commission eliminates a candidate after finding her ID photo showed clear signs of AI generation or editing","summary":"A candidate in a selection process to accredit social workers and psychologists for the court district of Brasnorte, in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, was eliminated after the selection support commission found that the 3x4 identification photo she submitted had 'clear and unmistakable traces of generation and/or editing by Artificial Intelligence' and a digital watermark in one corner. The commission's statement of 8 October 2026, accepted by the court district and published in the electronic Justice Gazette on 13 October, treated the picture as a simulated image that did not meet the call's requirement of a recent, faithful facial photograph, and her qualification was annulled. A second candidate was eliminated in the same decision for a mould-stained, outdated photo, with no AI involved. The candidate is not named in the reports, and her response and the tool used are not reported.","incidentDate":"2026-10-01","incidentKind":"single_event","incidentDatePrecision":"month","exposurePattern":"single_interaction","reportedDate":"2026-10-13","aiSystem":"Unidentified image tool; the court selection commission found that the submitted 3x4 photo showed traces of generation and/or editing by artificial intelligence and carried a digital watermark; no product is named","aiProduct":"Unidentified image tool","severity":"low","verificationStatus":"credible","harmCategories":[],"harmOutcomes":["professional_harm"],"harmOutcomeSummary":"The candidate's qualification in the court accreditation selection was annulled after the commission found her photo bore signs of AI generation or editing (commission statement as reported by Fatos de Mato Grosso and G1).","frameworkFacets":[],"causationStatus":"supported","participantUsersAffectedMin":0,"otherPeopleHarmedMin":1,"affectedCountStatus":"exact","affectedCountEvidence":"One person counted: the candidate eliminated over the photo the commission found AI-generated or AI-edited. She is counted as a person harmed rather than as an AI user because the sources do not say who generated or edited the photo. The second eliminated candidate is not counted because no AI involvement is described for her photo.","victimAgeRange":"unknown","jurisdiction":"BR","platformType":"other","outcomeType":"internal_action","outcomeStatus":"pending","primarySourceUrl":"https://www.fatosdematogrosso.com.br/juridico/candidata-envia-foto-3x4-com-sinais-de-ia-e-acaba-eliminada-de-selecao-do-tjmt/17335","primarySourceLabel":"Fatos de Mato Grosso, 13 October 2026: candidate sends 3x4 photo with signs of AI and is eliminated from TJMT selection","firstPublishedAt":"2026-10-15T03:08:25.425046+00:00","updatedAt":"2026-10-15T03:08:25.425046+00:00","scopeVersion":"facts-v3","tags":["id_photo","selection_process","court","elimination","brazil"]}]}