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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-kedah-school-ai-generated-sexual-images-and-videos-alleged-to-involve-teachers-and-pupils-mcmc-complaint","caseFacts":{"claims":[{"id":"c1","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia (MCMC) menerima aduan berhubung penyalahgunaan teknologi kecerdasan buatan (AI) di media sosial bagi menghasilkan dan menyebarkan gambar serta video berunsur seksual yang didakwa melibatkan guru dan pelajar sebuah sekolah di Kedah","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"menerima aduan berhubung penyalahgunaan teknologi kecerdasan buatan (AI) bagi menghasilkan dan menyebarkan gambar serta video berunsur seksual yang didakwa membabitkan pelajar dan guru sebuah sekolah di Kedah","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"},{"locator":"confirms it has received a complaint over the misuse of artificial intelligence (AI) to create and distribute sexual images and videos, allegedly of students and teachers at a school in Kedah","relation":"supports","source_id":"s3"}],"assertion":"MCMC says it received a complaint about the misuse of AI technology on social media to produce and spread sexual images and videos alleged to involve teachers and pupils of a school in Kedah.","causal_attribution":"The complaint alleges AI production; MCMC relays the allegation and neither outlet examined the material."},{"id":"c2","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"MCMC berkata, isu berkenaan turut membabitkan pelbagai agensi termasuk Kementerian Komunikasi, Kementerian Dalam Negeri (KDN), Kementerian Pendidikan (KPM) dan Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM), mengikut bidang kuasa masing-masing","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"boleh dikenakan tindakan di bawah Seksyen 233 Akta Komunikasi dan Multimedia 1998 (Akta 588)","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"pihaknya akan bekerjasama dengan agensi berkaitan termasuk Kementerian Komunikasi, Kementerian Dalam Negeri (KDN), Kementerian Pendidikan (KPM) dan Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) bagi menjalankan siasatan","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"},{"locator":"In a statement on Thursday (Oct 8), MCMC said misusing AI to create or distribute sexual content that could affect the safety, dignity and well-being of victims, particularly children, is subject to action under Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998","relation":"supports","source_id":"s3"}],"assertion":"MCMC says it will cooperate with the Ministry of Communications, the Home Ministry, the Ministry of Education and the Royal Malaysia Police in the investigation, and cites Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 and Section 18 of the Online Safety Act 2025 as the applicable provisions.","causal_attribution":"Regulatory response; no causal attribution."},{"id":"c3","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"MCMC turut mengingatkan orang ramai supaya tidak menghasilkan, memuat naik atau menyebarkan semula kandungan seksual yang melibatkan atau didakwa melibatkan kanak-kanak","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"perbuatan itu bukan sahaja boleh memudaratkan mangsa, malah berpotensi menjejaskan proses siasatan pihak berkuasa","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"MCMC asked the public not to produce, upload or reshare sexual content involving or alleged to involve children, saying this could harm the victims and hinder the investigation.","causal_attribution":"MCMC’s public advisory; the reference to children is general and does not state the ages of the pupils in this complaint."}],"effects":[{"label":"AI-made sexual images and videos alleged to involve teachers and pupils of a Kedah school, spread on social media, per a complaint reported by MCMC","claim_id":"c1","direction":"negative"}],"sources":[{"id":"s1","url":"https://malaysiatribune.news/mcmc-siasat-dakwaan-salah-guna-ai-hasilkan-kandungan-seksual-libatkan-guru-pelajar/","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"ms","translation_note":"Malay body read and translated by the research agent (an AI) on 2026-10-09 (HTTP 200); no human reviewer read or translated the article. Malaysia Tribune report (Cyberjaya dateline) of the MCMC statement.","independence_group":"mcmc-statement-8oct"},{"id":"s2","url":"https://themalaysiapress.com/2026/10/08/mcmc-terima-aduan-kandungan-seksual-ai-babit-pelajar-guru/","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"ms","translation_note":"Malay body read and translated by the research agent (an AI) on 2026-10-09 (HTTP 200); no human reviewer read or translated the article. The Malaysia Press report (Putrajaya dateline) of the same MCMC statement; same origin as s1.","independence_group":"mcmc-statement-8oct"},{"id":"s3","url":"https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/08/mcmc-receives-complaint-over-ai-generated-porn-depicting-students-teachers","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"en","translation_note":"English body fetched and read by verifier vls on 2026-10-09 (HTTP 200), saved as bodies/verify-thestar-mcmc-kedah.txt; Bernama copy of the same MCMC statement of Thursday 8 October 2026; same origin as s1 and s2.","independence_group":"mcmc-statement-8oct"}],"version":1,"ai_roles":["others_use"],"contexts":["education","privacy"],"unknowns":["Who is depicted, how many people, and their ages; MCMC refers to teachers and pupils of one school and, generally, to children.","Which AI tool was used, what the images and videos show, who produced and spread them, and on which platform.","When the material was made and shared; the only date is the 8 October 2026 statement.","Whether the complaint has been verified, any arrest or charge, and any account from the school, the teacher or the families.","Whether the teachers and pupils are depicted in the material or otherwise involved: the Malay reports say the material is alleged to involve (“didakwa melibatkan”) them, and The Star’s English report renders this as “allegedly of” them."],"geography":{"basis":"The school is in Kedah, Malaysia, according to both outlets, and MCMC, a Malaysian regulator, received the complaint; the teachers and pupils the complaint refers to attend or work at that school. No court proceeding is reported.","court_countries":[],"event_countries":["MY"],"affected_person_countries":["MY"]},"publication":{"basis":"Published as a core case (depicted_or_impersonated) on two Malay-language reports and one English (Bernama) report of a regulator’s statement that it received a complaint of AI being used to produce and spread sexual images and videos alleged to involve teachers and pupils of a Kedah school. Every claim is attributed to MCMC’s statement; the three outlets relay one statement and are recorded as one independence group, so nothing is corroborated. No person or school is named by any source. Severity is low because the complaint is unverified and no individual consequence beyond the alleged depiction is reported.","reviewed_on":"2026-10-09"},"ai_involvement":{"basis":"MCMC’s statement, reported in Malay by Malaysia Tribune and The Malaysia Press and in English (Bernama) by The Star, says the complaint concerns the misuse of artificial intelligence technology to produce and spread sexual images and videos alleged to involve teachers and pupils of a school in Kedah. MCMC refers to the people affected as victims, particularly children, and warns against resharing sexual content involving or alleged to involve children; The Star renders the allegation as images and videos “allegedly of students and teachers”. On that description the AI-produced material depicts those people (depicted_or_impersonated) and is itself the reported harm, a non-consensual sexual depiction circulated on social media; whether every teacher and pupil the complaint refers to is depicted is not stated. The identification of AI comes from the complaint as relayed by the regulator; no outlet examined the material or identified the tool, so the status is reported.","status":"reported"},"person_relations":["depicted_or_impersonated"]},"name":"Kedah, Malaysia: regulator says a complaint alleges AI was used to make and spread sexual images and videos involving teachers and pupils of a school","summary":"On 8 October 2026 the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said in a statement, reported by Malaysia Tribune, The Malaysia Press and The Star, that it had received a complaint about the misuse of artificial intelligence on social media to produce and spread sexual images and videos alleged to involve teachers and pupils of a school in Kedah. MCMC said it would investigate with the Ministry of Communications, the Home Ministry, the Ministry of Education and the Royal Malaysia Police, cited the offences and penalties that could apply, and asked the public not to produce, upload or reshare sexual content involving or alleged to involve children. The complaint is unverified: the people depicted, their number and ages, the tool and the person responsible are not described.","incidentKind":"single_event","incidentDatePrecision":"unknown","exposurePattern":"unknown","reportedDate":"2026-10-08","aiSystem":"Artificial intelligence technology, not identified, which according to the complaint reported by MCMC was misused on social media to produce and spread sexual images and videos alleged to involve teachers and pupils of a school in Kedah","aiProduct":"Unidentified image and video tool","severity":"low","verificationStatus":"credible","harmCategories":[],"harmOutcomes":["exploitation_or_abuse"],"harmOutcomeSummary":"According to a complaint reported by MCMC, AI-made sexual images and videos alleged to involve teachers and pupils of a Kedah school were produced and spread on social media; MCMC says such content can affect the safety, dignity and well-being of victims, especially children. No individual consequence is reported and the complaint has not been verified.","frameworkFacets":[],"causationStatus":"alleged","participantUsersAffectedMin":0,"otherPeopleHarmedMin":0,"affectedCountStatus":"unquantified","affectedCountEvidence":"No reliable count: the statement says the material is alleged to involve “guru dan pelajar” (teachers and pupils) of one school without giving a number; Malay does not mark number and the Bernama English reports say “students and teachers”, so no numeric minimum is recorded. Zero placeholders are used; the people depicted are not AI users.","victimAgeRange":"unknown","jurisdiction":"MY","platformType":"other","outcomeType":"investigation_opened","outcomeStatus":"ongoing","primarySourceUrl":"https://malaysiatribune.news/mcmc-siasat-dakwaan-salah-guna-ai-hasilkan-kandungan-seksual-libatkan-guru-pelajar/","primarySourceLabel":"Malaysia Tribune, 8 October 2026: MCMC siasat dakwaan salah guna AI hasilkan kandungan seksual libatkan guru, pelajar","firstPublishedAt":"2026-10-09T03:40:02.257247+00:00","updatedAt":"2026-10-09T03:40:02.257247+00:00","scopeVersion":"facts-v3","tags":["deepfake","non_consensual_intimate_imagery","education","regulatory_investigation","malaysia"]},{"id":"2026-malang-ai-cloned-friend-voice-call-rp80-million-loss","caseFacts":{"claims":[{"id":"c1","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'membeberkan kasus terbaru yang menimpa seorang warga di Malang'; 'Korban terkecoh hingga menderita kerugian materiil mencapai Rp80 juta'; 'Pelaku memanfaatkan teknologi AI untuk mengkloning atau menirukan suara teman dekat korban secara sangat presisi, lalu menghubungi korban menggunakan nomor baru'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"According to the head of OJK Malang, a resident of Malang lost Rp80 million after the perpetrator used AI to clone the voice of the resident's close friend and called from a new number to ask for a transfer.","causal_attribution":"The official's account as reported by one outlet; the basis for identifying the voice as an AI clone is not given."},{"id":"c2","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'Begitu suara orang terdekatnya berhasil dikloning dengan AI, pelaku menghubungi korban untuk meminta transfer uang'; 'Korban percaya penuh karena suaranya identik'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"The official said the perpetrator called to ask for a money transfer and the victim believed the voice because it sounded identical.","causal_attribution":"The official's quoted description, which is partly phrased as a general method; attributed to the official."}],"effects":[{"label":"lost Rp80 million after a call in an AI-cloned voice of a close friend","claim_id":"c1","direction":"negative"}],"sources":[{"id":"s1","url":"https://malang-post.com/2026/10/02/warga-malang-rugi-rp80-juta-akibat-kloning-suara-ai-ojk-minta-masyarakat-waspada-modus-deepfake/","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"id","translation_note":"Read in Indonesian on 2026-10-03 (HTTP 200). Researcher translation. Reports the OJK Malang head's remarks on a Radio City Guide FM talk show; the broadcast itself was not heard.","independence_group":"malang-post-ojk"}],"version":1,"ai_roles":["others_use"],"contexts":["finance","everyday_life"],"unknowns":["When the call and the transfer happened.","Whether the victim reported it to police, the bank or OJK, and whether any money was recovered.","How the voice was established to be an AI clone and which tool was used.","The platform or phone service used for the call."],"geography":{"basis":"The official describes the case as one that befell a resident of Malang, East Java, Indonesia (Malang Post). No court proceeding is reported.","court_countries":[],"event_countries":["ID"],"affected_person_countries":["ID"]},"publication":{"basis":"Published under the 2026-09-15 charter as a core case: an AI-cloned voice impersonating a friend was used to speak to a person and obtain Rp80 million, according to a named regulator official as reported by one outlet. The victim is unidentified in the source; no detail beyond the official's account is added.","reviewed_on":"2026-10-03"},"ai_involvement":{"basis":"Malang Post reports the head of OJK Malang as saying the perpetrator used AI to clone the voice of the victim's close friend and called the victim in that voice. The AI-generated voice was the channel through which the victim was spoken to (communicated_with), and it impersonated the friend (depicted_or_impersonated). No forensic detail, recording or tool is reported.","status":"reported"},"person_relations":["communicated_with","depicted_or_impersonated"]},"name":"Malang, East Java: the head of the financial regulator's local office says a resident lost Rp80 million after a caller used an AI clone of a close friend's voice to ask for a transfer","summary":"Malang Post reported on 2 October 2026 that the head of the Malang office of Indonesia's Financial Services Authority (OJK), speaking on a Radio City Guide FM talk show that day, described the latest case to befall a resident of Malang. According to the report, the perpetrator used AI to clone the voice of the victim's close friend very precisely and called the victim from a new number to ask for a money transfer; the victim believed the voice and lost Rp80 million. No date, police report or arrest is given. The account is the OJK official's as reported by one outlet; the call was not heard and the victim is not identified.","incidentKind":"single_event","incidentDatePrecision":"unknown","exposurePattern":"unknown","reportedDate":"2026-10-02","aiSystem":"AI used to clone the voice of the victim's close friend for a fraudulent call, according to the head of OJK Malang as reported (tool not identified)","aiProduct":"Unidentified voice-cloning tool","severity":"low","verificationStatus":"unverified","harmCategories":[],"harmOutcomes":["financial_loss"],"harmOutcomeSummary":"A Malang resident lost Rp80 million after a caller used an AI-cloned voice of the resident's close friend to ask for a transfer, according to the head of OJK Malang as reported by Malang Post.","frameworkFacets":[],"causationStatus":"alleged","participantUsersAffectedMin":0,"otherPeopleHarmedMin":1,"affectedCountStatus":"exact","affectedCountEvidence":"One person, the Malang resident who lost Rp80 million (OJK Malang head via Malang Post). The friend whose voice was cloned is not reported to have been harmed and is not counted. Exact 1.","victimAgeRange":"unknown","jurisdiction":"ID","platformType":"other","outcomeType":"media_coverage","outcomeStatus":"unknown","primarySourceUrl":"https://malang-post.com/2026/10/02/warga-malang-rugi-rp80-juta-akibat-kloning-suara-ai-ojk-minta-masyarakat-waspada-modus-deepfake/","primarySourceLabel":"Malang Post, 2 October 2026: Malang resident loses Rp80 million to AI voice cloning, OJK warns","firstPublishedAt":"2026-10-03T03:21:26.796339+00:00","updatedAt":"2026-10-03T03:21:26.796339+00:00","scopeVersion":"facts-v3","tags":["voice-cloning","impersonation-scam","fraud","east-java","indonesia","depicted-or-impersonated"]},{"id":"2026-queensland-school-teacher-charged-over-alleged-ai-images-of-staff-and-students","caseFacts":{"claims":[{"id":"c1","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"Police allege the man used AI software to generate explicit images of staff and students.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"used a work-issued laptop and AI software to generate explicit images depicting staff members and students.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"the AI content was found in a former secondary teacher's school digital account.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"Police allege that a former secondary school teacher used AI software on a work-issued laptop to generate explicit images depicting staff members and students of the school.","causal_attribution":"The allegation comes from a police statement and a school letter to parents, both relayed by one outlet. The images and the software were not seen by the reviewer and the charges are unproven."},{"id":"c2","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"had been charged with four counts relating to generating and possessing child exploitation material, possessing child abuse material, and the misuse of a restricted computer","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"commenced in October after police were notified of explicit AI-generated content on a school employee's laptop.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"The teacher was charged with four counts relating to generating and possessing child exploitation material, possessing child abuse material and misuse of a restricted computer, after an investigation that began in October when police were notified of the material on a school employee's laptop.","causal_attribution":"The charges establish only that police allege offences. No court outcome is reported in the inspected sources."},{"id":"c3","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"There was no evidence to indicate that the AI-generated material had been distributed or shared by the staff member,","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"resulted in the teacher being immediately dismissed","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"},{"locator":"Queensland Police are in the process of contacting some members of our community as part of their ongoing investigation.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"},{"locator":"to secure the alleged explicit AI material, report it to police and terminate the teacher's employment.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"The school said it had also notified the Queensland College of Teachers and the Office of the eSafety Commissioner.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"The school reports that it secured the material, dismissed the teacher and notified the police, the Queensland College of Teachers and the eSafety Commissioner, and that there is no evidence the material was distributed or shared. Police are contacting some members of the school community.","causal_attribution":"These are the school's own statements about its response, relayed by the outlet. The absence of sharing is the school's statement and does not describe what police found."},{"id":"c4","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"the misuse of AI to create child exploitation material was a serious criminal offence that causes real harm to victims.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"A police officer stated in general terms that misuse of AI to create child exploitation material causes real harm to victims.","causal_attribution":"The statement is general and does not describe any individual depicted person's experience or any specific harm in this case."}],"effects":[{"label":"Staff members and students reportedly depicted in AI-generated explicit images made on a school laptop","claim_id":"c1","direction":"negative"}],"sources":[{"id":"s1","url":"https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-24/school-teacher-charged-over-child-exploitation-material/106954930","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"en","translation_note":"","independence_group":"abc-gold-coast-school-letter-and-police-statement"},{"id":"s2","url":"https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-23/police-investigate-ai-generated-explicit-images/106950646","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"en","translation_note":"","independence_group":"abc-gold-coast-school-letter-and-police-statement"}],"version":1,"ai_roles":["others_use"],"contexts":["education","privacy"],"unknowns":["When the images were created is not stated. Only the October 2025 discovery and dismissal are dated, so the event start date is unknown.","The number of staff members and students depicted is not stated.","The AI software is not named.","No source reports how any depicted person was affected. The adverse consequence is the reported creation of the images and the resulting police contact with some community members.","The school states there is no evidence of sharing. Police have not published a finding on that point in the inspected sources.","The charges are allegations and the court outcome is not reported."],"geography":{"basis":"Sources name Queensland Police, the Gold Coast, the Queensland College of Teachers and a Southport Magistrates Court appearance. The affected people are members of that school community.","court_countries":["AU"],"event_countries":["AU"],"affected_person_countries":["AU"]},"publication":{"basis":"Two ABC reports (23 and 24 July 2026) relay one school letter to parents and one police statement. All claims are reported allegations. The accused, students and staff are not named, no image detail is given, and the school is not named because the depicted students belong to it. The evidence of harm to depicted people is thin (no reported distribution), so severity is low. The creation date is unknown, so the case is published undated and outside the 2025 event-year count.","reviewed_on":"2026-09-29"},"ai_involvement":{"basis":"Police allege the former teacher used AI software to generate the images. The school says AI-generated material was found in the teacher's school digital account. No product is named and the material was not seen by the reviewer.","status":"reported"},"person_relations":["depicted_or_impersonated"]},"name":"Queensland school teacher charged over alleged AI-generated explicit images of staff and students","summary":"ABC reported on 23 and 24 July 2026 that police in Queensland, Australia charged a former secondary school teacher at a school there with child exploitation and computer misuse offences. Police allege the teacher used AI software on a work-issued laptop to generate explicit images depicting staff members and students. Police say a nine-month investigation began in October after they were notified of the material, and the school says it dismissed the teacher in October 2025, notified police and regulators, and that there is no evidence the material was shared. The number of people depicted and the creation date are not stated.","incidentKind":"single_event","incidentDatePrecision":"unknown","exposurePattern":"unknown","reportedDate":"2026-07-23","aiSystem":"Unspecified AI image-generation software","aiProduct":"Unidentified image tool","aiCompany":"Unknown","severity":"low","verificationStatus":"credible","harmCategories":[],"harmOutcomes":["exploitation_or_abuse"],"harmOutcomeSummary":"Police allege AI-generated explicit images depicting staff members and students were made on a school laptop. The school says there is no evidence they were shared. No individual experience of harm is reported, and a police officer said in general terms that such material causes real harm to victims.","frameworkFacets":[],"causationStatus":"alleged","participantUsersAffectedMin":0,"otherPeopleHarmedMin":2,"affectedCountStatus":"documented_minimum","affectedCountEvidence":"The police statement (s1) says the images depict staff and students, and the ABC lede says staff members and students, both plural, which supports at least two depicted people. The actual number is not stated and no source reports how any depicted person was affected.","victimAgeRange":"unknown","platformType":"other","primarySourceUrl":"https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-24/school-teacher-charged-over-child-exploitation-material/106954930","primarySourceLabel":"ABC News, 24 July 2026, school teacher charged over child exploitation material allegedly created using AI","firstPublishedAt":"2026-09-29T13:28:35.598593+00:00","updatedAt":"2026-09-30T01:17:50.144809+00:00","scopeVersion":"facts-v3","tags":[]}]}