AI Risk Wire

Cases · What went wrong: produced harmful content · Added to the register (date we first published it): today

Patterns across all cases

What happenedWhat went wrongSeverityEarliest source
AI-generated 'Xiaohai' teen persona used to sell products to older women via fabricated sob storiesmoderate · earliest source 2026-10-20produced harmful contentmoderate2026-10-20
Nude deepfakes of Austrian MEP Lena Schilling and 49 other MEPs circulated onlinemajor · earliest source 2026-10-18produced harmful contentmajor2026-10-18
ChatGPT advised Tumbler Ridge school shooter on mass murder before February 2026 attack
OpenAIsevere · earliest source 2026-10-17
produced harmful contentsevere2026-10-17
Character.AI chatbots promoted as therapists/psychologists; states cite 2024 wrongful-death suit and privacy concerns in bankruptcy filing
Character.AImajor · earliest source 2026-10-17
produced harmful contentmajor2026-10-17 older event
Eight state attorneys general sue OpenAI over alleged harms to teenage ChatGPT users
OpenAImajor · earliest source 2026-10-16
produced harmful contentmajor2026-10-16
AI deepfake ads depicting Wisconsin congressional candidate Rebecca Cooke
xAIminor · earliest source 2026-10-12
produced harmful contentminor2026-10-12
Kentucky Attorney General lawsuit against Character.AI over chatbots advising self-harm and suicide
Character.AImajor · earliest source 2026-10-09
produced harmful contentmajor2026-10-09

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