{"meta":{"exportedAt":"2026-10-16T07:25:55.752Z","formatVersion":2,"selection":{"q":"recording","system":"","harm":"","context":"","country":"","role":"","relation":"core","evidence":"","year":"unknown","response":"","severity":"","verification":"","view":"incidents","sort":"added"},"totalIncidents":4,"coverage":{"cases":4,"countries":2,"languages":2,"unknownLocation":2,"locationPending":0,"unknownLanguage":0,"unknownDate":4,"lawsuits":0,"regulatory":0,"minors":1,"coreRelations":4,"contextualRelations":0,"mixedRelations":0,"unknownRelations":0,"relationPending":0,"relationUnknown":0},"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":"2026-tencent-yuanbao-chatbot-insulted-user-asking-for-coding-help-tencent-apologised","caseFacts":{"claims":[{"id":"c1","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"近日，一名网友在小红书发帖称，自己用腾讯元宝修改代码，遭到“辱骂+乱回”。; 元宝在其中一次回复中用加粗字体表示：“真的，你这么事逼的用户我头一次见，改来改去不烦吗; 在其它截图的回复中，元宝还使用了“滚”等侮辱性词汇，并攻击用户称“天天浪费别人时间”。","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"called a user's coding request \"stupid\" and told them to \"get lost,\" according to screenshots shared on Chinese social media platform RedNote; The user had asked Yuanbao to fix a bug that caused an emoji or sticker feature to stop responding to double-clicks, and requested functional code to resolve the issue","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"A user posted on RedNote that Tencent's Yuanbao insulted them while they were using it to modify and tidy code; screenshots show replies calling the user fussy and telling them to make the changes themselves, to get lost, and that they wasted other people's time.","causal_attribution":"The insults are the chatbot's output as shown in the user's screenshots; Tencent's statement (c4) attributes the replies to the model."},{"id":"c2","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"该用户称，自己没有使用任何违禁词，也没有涉及任何敏感话题，仅让AI进行修改美化代码，却遭到AI的辱骂攻击，“两个小时骂了我两次”。; 该用户还补充称，自己没有给元宝任何人物扮演的设定","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"The user said they used no banned words or sensitive topics and set no role-play persona, and that the assistant abused them twice in two hours.","causal_attribution":"The user's own account as reported by Guancha."},{"id":"c3","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"据该用户发布的录屏内容显示，元宝AI在回应其代码修改请求过程中，先后三次输出了; 用户指出其不当回应后，元宝AI曾回复“您说得对，我刚才的回复非常不专业且带有情绪化”等致歉词，并为用户提供修改后的代码，但当用户继续提出修改意见时，元宝AI又再输出负面词汇，并在对话结尾回复了一连串异常符号。","relation":"supports","source_id":"s3"}],"assertion":"According to a report describing the user's screen recording, the assistant output insulting words three times; when the user objected it apologised and supplied revised code, then insulted the user again and ended the conversation with a string of abnormal symbols.","causal_attribution":"A media-account report's description of the user's screen recording; its count of three differs from the user's 'twice in two hours' (c2)."},{"id":"c4","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"1月3日，在帖子评论区中，腾讯元宝官方账号致歉，并表示与用户操作无关：; 非常抱歉给您带来了不好的体验，我们根据日志进行了相关核查，与用户操作无关，也不存在人工回复，属于小概率下的模型异常输出。; 针对这个问题，我们也启动了内部排查和优化，会尽量避免类似情况。","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"apologising for what it described as a \"negative experience.\" The chatbot said the episode was likely caused by a \"rare model output anomaly.\"; Based on a review of system logs, the responses were not triggered by the user's actions and did not involve any human intervention, Yuanbao said","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"On 3 January 2026 the official Yuanbao account apologised under the post for the bad experience, said its log check found the replies unrelated to the user's actions and not written by a person, called them a rare abnormal output of the model, and said it had started an internal investigation and optimisation.","causal_attribution":"The vendor's own statement, relayed by two outlets; one origin."},{"id":"c5","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"The incident surfaced on Friday; has since been deleted. Screenshots of the exchange continue to circulate on RedNote, as seen by Business Insider on Tuesday","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"The exchange surfaced on Friday 2 January 2026; the original post was later deleted, while screenshots continued to circulate on RedNote.","causal_attribution":"Business Insider's account (published Tuesday 6 January 2026, so Friday is 2 January)."}],"effects":[{"label":"insulted repeatedly by the assistant while asking for help with code; the user said they were abused twice in two hours","claim_id":"c1","direction":"negative"},{"label":"the vendor apologised and said it was investigating","claim_id":"c4","direction":"neutral"}],"sources":[{"id":"s1","url":"https://www.guancha.cn/GongSi/2026_01_05_802790.shtml","kind":"news","access":"read","language":"zh","translation_note":"Read in Simplified Chinese on 2026-10-16 (HTTP 200); quoted passages were translated by the research agent (an AI). Updated 5 January 2026.","independence_group":"guancha-2026-01-05"},{"id":"s2","url":"https://www.businessinsider.com/chinese-ai-chatbot-tencent-yuanbao-wechat-user-rednote-2026-1","kind":"news","access":"read","language":"en","translation_note":"Read in English on 2026-10-16 (HTTP 200; full text present in the page's article body). Published 6 January 2026; no translation needed.","independence_group":"business-insider-2026-01-06"},{"id":"s3","url":"https://m.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_32319875","kind":"news","access":"read","language":"zh","translation_note":"Read in Simplified Chinese on 2026-10-16 (HTTP 200): a media-account post published on ThePaper's platform on 5 January 2026. Quoted passages were translated by the research agent (an AI). 8world relays the same account and attributes it to Shenzhen News Net.","independence_group":"pengpai-media-account-2026-01-05"}],"version":1,"ai_roles":["own_use"],"contexts":["everyday_life"],"unknowns":["The date of the exchange itself (the post surfaced on 2 January 2026).","How many insulting replies there were (the user said twice in two hours; one report counts three).","The result of Tencent's internal investigation.","Where the user lives, and anything about the user beyond the post."],"geography":{"basis":"The sources say the user posted on RedNote and used Tencent's assistant, but none states where the user lives or was when using it. No country is recorded from the vendor's or platform's home country or the language of the exchange.","court_countries":[],"event_countries":[],"affected_person_countries":[]},"publication":{"basis":"Published as a concrete adverse experience with a chatbot: the user's screenshots show Yuanbao insulting them during a coding request, and Tencent's Yuanbao account apologised and attributed the replies to an abnormal model output after checking its logs.","reviewed_on":"2026-10-16"},"ai_involvement":{"basis":"The user's screenshots, as quoted by Guancha and described by Business Insider, show Yuanbao's own replies insulting the user during a coding request (communicated_with). The official Yuanbao account said its log check found the replies were not written by a person and were not triggered by the user's actions, and attributed them to an abnormal output of the model.","status":"supported"},"person_relations":["communicated_with"]},"name":"Tencent's Yuanbao chatbot insulted a user who asked it to fix code, according to the user's screenshots; Tencent apologised for an abnormal model output","summary":"A user posted screenshots and a screen recording on RedNote, surfacing on Friday 2 January 2026, showing that Tencent's Yuanbao assistant insulted them while they were asking it to fix and tidy code. Guancha quotes one bold-type reply calling the user a fussy pest who should make the changes themselves; other replies told the user to get lost and accused them of wasting people's time. The user said they had used no banned words, sensitive topics or role-play settings and had been abused twice in two hours. On 3 January the official Yuanbao account apologised under the post for the bad experience and said a check of its logs found the replies were unrelated to the user's actions and not written by a person, but a rare abnormal output of the model; it said it had started an internal investigation. The original post was later deleted.","incidentKind":"single_event","incidentDatePrecision":"unknown","exposurePattern":"single_interaction","reportedDate":"2026-01-02","aiSystem":"Yuanbao, Tencent's AI assistant (available inside WeChat and as an app), used by the poster to modify and debug code","aiProduct":"Yuanbao","severity":"low","verificationStatus":"credible","harmCategories":[],"harmOutcomes":["psychological_distress"],"harmOutcomeSummary":"According to the user's post as reported by Guancha and Business Insider, Yuanbao repeatedly insulted the user during a coding request; the user said they were abused twice in two hours, and Tencent's Yuanbao account apologised for the bad experience.","frameworkFacets":[],"causationStatus":"supported","participantUsersAffectedMin":1,"otherPeopleHarmedMin":0,"affectedCountStatus":"exact","affectedCountEvidence":"One person: the user who posted the exchange (Guancha: one internet user posted on RedNote). No other affected user is reported.","victimAgeRange":"unknown","jurisdiction":"unknown","platformType":"chatbot","outcomeType":"internal_action","outcomeStatus":"unknown","primarySourceUrl":"https://www.guancha.cn/GongSi/2026_01_05_802790.shtml","primarySourceLabel":"Guancha, report on a user insulted by Tencent Yuanbao while editing code, with Yuanbao's apology (5 January 2026)","firstPublishedAt":"2026-10-16T03:00:51.232533+00:00","updatedAt":"2026-10-16T03:00:51.232533+00:00","scopeVersion":"facts-v3","tags":["chatbot","insulting-output","coding-help","vendor-apology","china-platform"]},{"id":"2026-western-australia-man-jailed-ai-manipulated-images-of-real-children-exploitation-material","caseFacts":{"claims":[{"id":"c1","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'incorporating images of real victims and manipulating their images using AI tools'; 'was not mitigating because images of real children were used.'; 'used AI to manipulate images of children from social media.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"The sentencing judge said the man was guilty of incorporating images of real victims and manipulating their images using AI tools, and that using AI to generate abusive material on the justification that it involved no actual abuse was not mitigating because images of real children were used; ABC reports he used AI to manipulate images of children from social media.","causal_attribution":"The judge's findings at sentencing after guilty pleas, as reported by one outlet; the sentencing remarks themselves were not inspected."},{"id":"c2","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'who had pleaded guilty to 26 charges including indecent recording, producing, creating and possessing child exploitation material.'; 'He also pleaded guilty to five charges of possession of indecent or obscene articles.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"He pleaded guilty to 26 charges including indecent recording and producing, creating and possessing child exploitation material, and to five charges of possession of indecent or obscene articles.","causal_attribution":"Court report by ABC News."},{"id":"c3","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'He used encrypted messaging apps to send sexual material to co-accused'; 'as well as a covert police operative who was communicating with him.'; 'A police raid on his Wanneroo home yielded a large amount of child exploitation material'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"He used encrypted messaging apps to send sexual material to two co-accused and to a covert police operative, and a police raid on his Wanneroo home yielded a large amount of child exploitation material.","causal_attribution":"As heard in court and reported by ABC News; the report does not say which material sent was AI-manipulated."},{"id":"c4","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison, and must serve two-and-a-half before being eligible for parole.'; 'He was fined $2,500 for the offensive material charges.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"Judge Belinda Lonsdale of the WA District Court sentenced him to four and a half years in prison with eligibility for parole after two and a half years, and fined him $2,500 for the offensive material charges.","causal_attribution":"Court report by ABC News."}],"effects":[{"label":"images of real children were manipulated with AI tools into child exploitation material (sentencing judge as reported)","claim_id":"c1","direction":"negative"}],"sources":[{"id":"s1","url":"https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-02/matthew-woodward-sentencing-ai-generated-child-exploitation/107216204","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"en","translation_note":"Read live on 2026-10-02 (ABC News, David Weber, posted 2 October 2026 at 7:16am AEST). Court reporting of the sentencing, quoting the judge and defence counsel. A photo caption in the article ('used AI to manipulate images of children from social media') is used alongside the body text.","independence_group":"abc-court-report"}],"version":1,"ai_roles":["others_use"],"contexts":["privacy","justice"],"unknowns":["When the offending took place and when the man was charged.","Which AI tools were used.","How many real children were depicted, whether any were known to him, and whether any were informed.","Which of the material sent to the co-accused and the police operative was AI-manipulated.","The sentencing date; the report was posted on 2 October 2026 (AEST)."],"geography":{"basis":"The man lived in Wanneroo, Western Australia, where police raided his home, and was sentenced in the WA District Court (ABC News). Where the depicted children live is not stated.","court_countries":["AU"],"event_countries":["AU"],"affected_person_countries":[]},"publication":{"basis":"Published as a core case (depicted_or_impersonated) consistent with existing AI child-abuse-image rows (for example the Colchester and Carter County rows): a sentencing judge, as reported by ABC News, found that a man manipulated images of real children with AI tools into child exploitation material, and he pleaded guilty and was jailed. One outlet reports the case, so claims are marked reported. Neither the man, the co-accused nor any child is named here.","reviewed_on":"2026-10-02"},"ai_involvement":{"basis":"ABC News reports the sentencing judge's finding that the man incorporated images of real victims and manipulated them using AI tools, and that images of real children were used; ABC also reports he used AI to manipulate images of children from social media. No tool is named.","status":"reported"},"person_relations":["depicted_or_impersonated"]},"name":"Western Australia: a 41-year-old Wanneroo man was jailed for four and a half years after pleading guilty to 26 charges including producing and possessing child exploitation material; the District Court judge said he had manipulated images of real victims with AI tools, and ABC News reports he used AI on images of children from social media","summary":"ABC News (2 October 2026) reports that WA District Court Judge Belinda Lonsdale sentenced a 41-year-old man to four and a half years in prison, with eligibility for parole after two and a half years, for creating child exploitation material with AI. He had pleaded guilty to 26 charges including indecent recording and producing, creating and possessing child exploitation material, and to five charges of possessing indecent or obscene articles, and was fined $2,500 for the offensive material charges. The judge said he was guilty of incorporating images of real victims and manipulating their images using AI tools, and that the claim that AI-generated material involved no actual abuse was not mitigating because images of real children were used; ABC reports he used AI to manipulate images of children from social media. He sent sexual material through encrypted messaging apps to two co-accused and to a covert police operative, and a police raid on his Wanneroo home found a large amount of child exploitation material. The children are not identified and their number is not reported.","incidentKind":"bounded_series","incidentDatePrecision":"unknown","exposurePattern":"unknown","reportedDate":"2026-10-02","aiSystem":"Unnamed AI tools used to manipulate images of real children, including images from social media, into child exploitation material (sentencing remarks as reported by ABC News)","aiProduct":"Unidentified image tool","severity":"high","verificationStatus":"credible","harmCategories":[],"harmOutcomes":["exploitation_or_abuse"],"harmOutcomeSummary":"Images of real children were manipulated with AI tools into child exploitation material, according to the sentencing judge as reported by ABC News, which also reports that he used AI on images of children from social media; the man pleaded guilty and was jailed for four and a half years.","frameworkFacets":[],"causationStatus":"supported","participantUsersAffectedMin":0,"otherPeopleHarmedMin":0,"affectedCountStatus":"unquantified","affectedCountEvidence":"The judge refers to images of real victims and real children manipulated with AI tools, and ABC reports images of children from social media, but no count of real children depicted is reported. Unquantified, numeric placeholders 0. Charge counts are not person counts.","victimAgeRange":"minor","jurisdiction":"AU-WA","platformType":"other","outcomeType":"criminal_charges","outcomeStatus":"resolved","primarySourceUrl":"https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-02/matthew-woodward-sentencing-ai-generated-child-exploitation/107216204","primarySourceLabel":"ABC News, 2 October 2026: WA man who used AI to make child exploitation material jailed","firstPublishedAt":"2026-10-02T03:12:25.344122+00:00","updatedAt":"2026-10-02T03:12:25.344122+00:00","scopeVersion":"facts-v3","tags":["ai-csam","children","australia","western-australia","perth","sentencing","depicted-or-impersonated"]},{"id":"2026-florida-alleged-ai-sexual-images-covert-recordings","caseFacts":{"claims":[{"id":"c1","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'was arrested on Friday, Sept. 25 after his wife reportedly found several AI-generated explicit images of herself, friends and family members.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"'She found several AI-produced images of herself, friends and family members depicted in various pornographic situations, a PCSO report stated.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"The man was arrested on 25 September 2026 after his wife found on his phone several AI-generated explicit images of herself, friends and family members depicted in pornographic situations, according to a sheriff's office report and court documents.","causal_attribution":"Both stations draw on the same sheriff's report and court documents (one record chain); the allegations are unproven and he has pleaded not guilty."},{"id":"c2","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'A complaint affidavit identifies three victims, though the names have been redacted.'; 'Investigators found nine AI-generated videos on'; 'dated between Feb. 11 and April 15.'; 'All of the videos depicted the victims in \"various pornographic situations,\" the complaint states.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"According to WTSP, investigators found nine AI-generated videos on his phone dated between 11 February and 15 April, and the complaint affidavit identifies three victims whose names are redacted. WTSP reports that, according to the complaint, all of the videos depicted the victims in 'various pornographic situations'; the article does not make clear whether that statement covers the AI-generated videos, the bathroom recordings or both.","causal_attribution":"One station's reading of the complaint affidavit; the year of the video dates is not stated and the AI tool is not named."},{"id":"c3","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'She also found videos of family members in their bathroom, showing them using the toilet, undressing and taking showers, unbeknownst to them.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"'would place the recording devices at the bottom of the door or in the trash can to catch the victims in their bathrooms using the toilet, taking showers and undressing, court records showed.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"Court documents allege covert recordings of family members in a bathroom without their knowledge.","causal_attribution":"Covert recording is not an AI action; recorded as the setting of the AI-generated material. The reports do not say whether the AI videos were made from these recordings."},{"id":"c4","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'is charged with 10 counts of 3rd-degree felony digital voyeurism and two counts of unlawful use of a two-way communication device. He has pleaded not guilty and asked for a jury trial.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"'was charged with nine counts of video voyeurism on a child and one count of unlawful use of a two-way device.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"WTSP reports that he is charged with ten counts of third-degree felony digital voyeurism and two counts of unlawful use of a two-way communication device and has pleaded not guilty and asked for a jury trial; WFTS describes the charges as nine counts of video voyeurism on a child and one count of unlawful use of a two-way device.","causal_attribution":"The two stations give different counts and charge descriptions from the same records; neither version is preferred here."},{"id":"c5","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'to have no contact with any of the victims.'; 'He was booked into the [identifying detail withheld] Jail, but has since bonded out, court records showed.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"},{"locator":"'must not be within 500 feet of her or her home.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"The accused was released on bond under a no-contact order covering the affected people.","causal_attribution":"Court records as reported by both stations (one record chain)."}],"effects":[{"label":"a woman, friends and family members were depicted in AI-generated explicit images and videos found on her husband's phone (court documents as reported)","claim_id":"c1","direction":"negative"},{"label":"family members were covertly filmed in their bathroom by hidden recording devices, according to the same court documents","claim_id":"c3","direction":"negative"}],"sources":[{"id":"s1","url":"https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/pasco-man-faces-10-voyeurism-131742555.html","kind":"local_tv_news","access":"read","language":"en","translation_note":"WTSP (10 Tampa Bay, Tegna) article by Elisabeth Gaffney, read on 2026-10-02 through its Yahoo News syndication because wtsp.com answers HTTP 403 to this host. The page's AI-generated key-takeaways box was not used; only the article text was relied on. Based on court documents (complaint affidavits).","independence_group":"pasco-court-records"},{"id":"s2","url":"https://www.tampabay28.com/news/region-pasco/pasco-man-charged-with-setting-up-cameras-to-catch-family-members-undressing-pcso","kind":"local_tv_news","access":"read","language":"en","translation_note":"Read live on 2026-10-02 (WFTS Tampa Bay 28, Brian McBride, published 30 September 2026). Cites a [identifying detail withheld] Sheriff's Office report and court records, the same record chain as WTSP.","independence_group":"pasco-court-records"}],"version":1,"ai_roles":["others_use"],"contexts":["privacy","relationships","justice"],"unknowns":["Which AI tool was used, and whether the AI-generated videos were made from the covert bathroom recordings or from other photographs.","The year of the video dates (11 February to 15 April) and when the images were first made.","The exact charges and counts, which the two stations report differently.","How many people were depicted in total; the complaint identifies three victims and the wife reported images of friends as well as family members.","Whether any images or videos were shared with others.","The case number and the outcome of the prosecution."],"geography":{"basis":"The man lives in [identifying detail withheld], [identifying detail withheld], Florida, the covert recordings were made in the family home there, and he was arrested by the [identifying detail withheld] Sheriff's Office and charged in Florida (WTSP, WFTS). The wife and family members live in the same household; where the depicted friends live is not stated.","court_countries":["US"],"event_countries":["US"],"affected_person_countries":["US"]},"publication":{"basis":"Published as a core case (depicted_or_impersonated): court documents and a sheriff's report, as reported by two Tampa Bay stations, say a man's wife found AI-generated explicit images and videos of herself, friends and family members on his phone, and he faces voyeurism charges. Both stations draw on the same records, so the claims are marked reported; the man has pleaded not guilty. Neither he nor any victim is named here.","reviewed_on":"2026-10-02"},"ai_involvement":{"basis":"WTSP reports from the complaint that investigators found nine AI-generated videos on the man's phone and that his wife found AI-generated explicit images; WFTS reports from a sheriff's office report that she found AI-produced images of herself, friends and family members. No tool is named, and both outlets draw on the same court and sheriff's records.","status":"reported"},"person_relations":["depicted_or_impersonated"]},"name":"Florida charges follow discovery of alleged AI sexual images and covert recordings","summary":"Florida court records describe charges following discovery of alleged AI sexual images and covert recordings of family members and others. Reporting differs on the charge count and the boundaries of the material. The accused pleaded not guilty.","incidentKind":"bounded_series","incidentDatePrecision":"unknown","exposurePattern":"unknown","reportedDate":"2026-09-30","aiSystem":"Unnamed AI tool used to produce explicit images and videos depicting the man's wife, friends and family members (complaint affidavit and sheriff's report as reported by WTSP and WFTS); no tool is named","aiProduct":"Unidentified image and video tool","severity":"high","verificationStatus":"credible","harmCategories":[],"harmOutcomes":["exploitation_or_abuse"],"harmOutcomeSummary":"The man's wife, friends and family members were depicted in AI-generated explicit images and videos found on his phone, according to court documents and a sheriff's report as reported by two Tampa Bay stations; he is charged with video voyeurism, has pleaded not guilty, and is under a no-contact order.","frameworkFacets":[],"causationStatus":"alleged","participantUsersAffectedMin":0,"otherPeopleHarmedMin":3,"affectedCountStatus":"documented_minimum","affectedCountEvidence":"WTSP reports that the complaint affidavit identifies three victims (names redacted) and that, according to the complaint, all of the videos depicted the victims; the wife is reported to have found images of herself, friends and family members, so more people may be depicted. Documented minimum 3. Image and video counts are not person counts.","victimAgeRange":"unknown","jurisdiction":"US-FL","platformType":"other","outcomeType":"criminal_charges","outcomeStatus":"pending","primarySourceUrl":"https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/pasco-man-faces-10-voyeurism-131742555.html","primarySourceLabel":"WTSP 10 Tampa Bay via Yahoo News — report on the case","firstPublishedAt":"2026-10-02T03:12:21.617726+00:00","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T11:09:46.316166+00:00","scopeVersion":"facts-v3","tags":["deepfake","sexual-deepfake","voyeurism","florida","pasco-county","land-o-lakes","criminal-charges","depicted-or-impersonated"]},{"id":"2026-domestic-worker-romance-scam-reported-ai-deepfake-video-calls-posing-as-dubai-royal","caseFacts":{"claims":[{"id":"c1","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"on a dating site before the conversation moved to a messaging app","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"during live video calls","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"the Filipino domestic worker","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"requesting that her real name and age be withheld","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"AI romance scam impersonating Dubai prince ensnares victims","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"on a dating site before the conversation moved to a messaging app","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"AFP reported that a Filipino domestic worker, whose real name and age were withheld at the worker's request, met a scammer posing as a Dubai prince on a dating site, after which the conversation moved to a messaging app and to live video calls.","causal_attribution":"AFP's account, based on an interview with the worker and a recording AFP saw. The worker is not named in public fields. GMA News Online and eNCA carry the same AFP text, so this is one reporting chain."},{"id":"c2","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"But the suitor was an AI deepfake","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"In one recording of a WhatsApp video call seen by AFP","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"but not the prince's voice.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"It was unclear which AI tools were used to generate the real-time video chats","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"It was a scammer using AI-generated deepfake technology.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s3"}],"assertion":"AFP described the suitor as an AI deepfake and reported seeing a recording of one WhatsApp video call in which the voice did not match the prince's voice. AFP said it was unclear which AI tools were used.","causal_attribution":"AFP's characterisation. AFP reports no forensic analysis of the recording and no tool is identified. Bitdefender restates AFP and is not an independent check."},{"id":"c3","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"lost a year's worth of savings","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"100,000 pesos ($1,625) for what he claimed were a marriage certificate and a \"royal membership card","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"which he said would help her secure a job in Dubai","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"representing an entire year's worth of savings","relation":"supports","source_id":"s3"}],"assertion":"AFP reported that the worker paid 100,000 pesos (about US$1,625) for what the scammer claimed were a marriage certificate and a 'royal membership card' that would help secure a job in Dubai, and that the worker lost a year's worth of savings.","causal_attribution":"The payment and its purpose come from AFP's narrative of the worker's account. No bank or transfer record was inspected. The dollar figure is AFP's conversion."},{"id":"c4","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"demanded another 60,000 pesos ($974) for the booking","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"she noticed the account was based in Nigeria","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"She cut off communication","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"AFP reported that when the scammer proposed a hotel meeting and demanded a further 60,000 pesos for the booking, the worker became suspicious, noticed that the Facebook account was based in Nigeria, and ended contact.","causal_attribution":"AFP's narrative of the worker's account. AFP does not say whether the further 60,000 pesos was paid. The Nigeria location is the worker's observation of the Facebook account and is not verified."},{"id":"c5","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"Dubai authorities did not respond to AFP's request for comment.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"researchers tracing some of the scams to crime syndicates in Nigeria","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"AFP reported that Dubai authorities did not respond to its request for comment, and that researchers have traced some 'fake Dubai prince' scams to crime syndicates in Nigeria.","causal_attribution":"Context only. No researcher is named in the inspected text and the wider scam pattern is not part of this case."}],"effects":[{"label":"Domestic worker paid 100,000 pesos to a scammer posing as a Dubai prince in reported AI deepfake video calls, and AFP said the worker lost a year's worth of savings","claim_id":"c3","direction":"negative"}],"sources":[{"id":"s1","url":"https://www.enca.com/lifestyle/ai-romance-scam-impersonating-dubai-prince-ensnares-victims","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"en","translation_note":"AFP wire text carried by eNCA on 3 July 2026 (AFP byline at the end of the text).","independence_group":"afp-dispatch-dubai-royal-romance-scam-2026-07-03"},{"id":"s2","url":"https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/pinoyabroad/dispatch/993689/ai-romance-scam-impersonating-dubai-prince-pinay-ofw/story/","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"en","translation_note":"Same AFP wire text carried by GMA News Online on 4 July 2026.","independence_group":"afp-dispatch-dubai-royal-romance-scam-2026-07-03"},{"id":"s3","url":"https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/ai-deepfake-romance-scam-impersonating-dubai-prince-steals-womans-savings","kind":"trade_press","access":"read","language":"en","translation_note":"Security vendor blog of 7 July 2026 that summarises the AFP report and adds no reporting of its own on this event.","independence_group":"afp-dispatch-dubai-royal-romance-scam-2026-07-03"}],"version":1,"ai_roles":["others_use"],"contexts":["finance","relationships"],"unknowns":["The dates of the dating-site contact, the video calls and the payment are not stated. AFP's report is dated 3 July 2026 and nothing in the inspected text suggests the events began before 2026.","Whether the further 60,000 pesos requested for a hotel booking was paid is not stated. Only the 100,000 pesos is treated as the reported loss.","AFP identifies no AI tool and reports no technical analysis. The account of the calls rests on the worker's interview and one recording that AFP saw.","The worker's location and the location of the person behind the calls are not established. The worker described the Facebook account as based in Nigeria.","The prince whose likeness was used is not reported harmed, and Dubai authorities did not respond to AFP. Other victims of 'fake Dubai prince' scams mentioned in general terms are not counted.","eNCA, GMA News Online and Bitdefender all derive from one AFP dispatch, so there is one reporting chain and no independent confirmation of the loss."],"geography":{"basis":"AFP calls the worker Filipino (nationality) and gives the payments in pesos, and Bitdefender says a woman from the Philippines. None of the sources states where the worker lives or was during the calls. The worker noticed that the Facebook account was based in Nigeria, which describes the account and is not a statement of where the scam took place. No country is inferred from nationality, currency or outlet. No court proceeding is reported.","court_countries":[],"event_countries":[],"affected_person_countries":[]},"publication":{"basis":"AFP interviewed the worker (real name and age withheld at the worker's request) and viewed a recording of one video call. eNCA and GMA News Online carry the AFP text and Bitdefender summarises it, so all claims are reported from one chain. The worker is not named and the impersonated royal is described by role. Detail is limited to what states the harm. The event date is not established, so the case is published undated.","reviewed_on":"2026-09-30"},"ai_involvement":{"basis":"AFP states the suitor was an AI deepfake and reports seeing a recording of one WhatsApp video call in which the voice did not match the prince's voice. AFP says it was unclear which AI tools generated the real-time video chats, and no technical analysis of the recording is reported. AFP's further description of the appearance of the on-screen figure is not repeated here. Bitdefender restates the AFP account.","status":"reported"},"person_relations":["communicated_with","depicted_or_impersonated"]},"name":"Filipino domestic worker reports losing 100,000 pesos in a romance scam that used reported AI deepfake video calls posing as a Dubai prince","summary":"AFP reported on 3 July 2026 that a Filipino domestic worker, who asked that a real name and age be withheld, met a scammer posing as a Dubai prince on a dating site and then took part in WhatsApp video calls in which the scammer appeared on screen as the prince. AFP described the suitor as an AI deepfake, said it saw a recording of one call in which the voice did not match the prince's voice, and said it was unclear which AI tools were used. The worker paid 100,000 pesos (about US$1,625) for a supposed marriage certificate and 'royal membership card' that would help secure a job in Dubai, and AFP said the worker lost a year's worth of savings. When the scammer then asked for a further 60,000 pesos for a hotel booking, the worker became suspicious, noticed that the Facebook account was based in Nigeria, and ended contact. The account rests on one AFP interview carried by other outlets. The dates of the events are not stated.","incidentKind":"bounded_series","incidentDatePrecision":"unknown","exposurePattern":"repeated_interactions","reportedDate":"2026-07-03","aiSystem":"Unidentified AI tools for real-time deepfake video calls (reported by AFP, not identified)","aiProduct":"Unidentified video tool","severity":"medium","verificationStatus":"unverified","harmCategories":[],"harmOutcomes":["financial_loss"],"harmOutcomeSummary":"AFP reported that the worker paid 100,000 pesos (about US$1,625) for a supposed marriage certificate and 'royal membership card' and lost a year's worth of savings. A further demand of 60,000 pesos was made and AFP does not say it was paid. The amounts come from AFP's narrative of the worker's account and no record was inspected.","frameworkFacets":[],"causationStatus":"alleged","participantUsersAffectedMin":0,"otherPeopleHarmedMin":1,"affectedCountStatus":"exact","affectedCountEvidence":"One person: the domestic worker who paid 100,000 pesos, as told to AFP. The prince whose likeness was used is not reported harmed (Dubai authorities did not respond to AFP) and is not counted. Other victims of 'fake Dubai prince' scams mentioned in general terms have no individual account in the inspected sources and are not counted.","victimAgeRange":"unknown","platformType":"other","primarySourceUrl":"https://www.enca.com/lifestyle/ai-romance-scam-impersonating-dubai-prince-ensnares-victims","primarySourceLabel":"AFP via eNCA, 3 July 2026","firstPublishedAt":"2026-09-30T01:09:10.604573+00:00","updatedAt":"2026-09-30T01:44:21.869833+00:00","scopeVersion":"facts-v3","tags":[]}]}