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The Problems surrounding AI

Documented harms, ranked by source quality, corroboration, and recency. Reader feedback is shown separately and never changes the evidence rank. 252 records · page 7 of 9.

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Evidence-backed problemJournalismMedia & Arts

AI development relies on micro-labours people undertake in daily life to train models, raising unresolved questions about what labour means when a digital clone labours while a person's meat body seeks a separate life.

Source article: Convince an AI it’s not alive in psychological horror game Prove You’re Human

The Guardian

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Evidence-backed problemJournalismMedia & Arts

Nine Entertainment will eliminate about 30 newsroom jobs at the Sydney Morning Herald and the Age, attributing stalled reader revenue and falling digital subscriptions to AI-driven disruption of search and news consumption.

Source article: Nine to axe 30 jobs at the Age and SMH due to ‘extreme’ AI disruption

The Guardian

183

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Evidence-backed problemJournalismMedia & Arts

AI models pilfer and profit from News Corp journalism, flooding users with low-quality AI slop without compensation.

Source article: News Corp subscriptions fall in Australia as company takes aim at ‘slimy’ AI slop

The Guardian

184

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Evidence-backed problemJournalismMedia & Arts

AI-assisted news bulletins on Triple M and SAFM broadcast false identification of Adelaide Advertiser journalist Dylan Hogarth as an alleged violent offender who struck police with a hammer and fled custody.

Source article: AI the main suspect after radio stations wrongly identify reporter as alleged violent offender | Weekly Beast

The Guardian

185

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Evidence-backed problemJournalismLabor

UK creative agencies lost more than 14% of staff in 2025 as AI tools reduced or replaced agency roles, driving the biggest annual exodus since 2004 and hitting workers under 25 and entry-level hiring hardest.

Source article: UK ad agencies undergo their biggest exodus of staff as AI threatens industry

The Guardian

186

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Evidence-backed problemJournalismMedia & Arts

Hachette Book Group discontinued UK distribution and cancelled the US launch of horror novel Shy Girl and removed it from retailers after online allegations of heavy AI use.

Source article: Hachette pulls horror novel Shy Girl after suspected AI use

The Guardian

187

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Evidence-backed problemJournalismMedia & Arts

A short story awarded a prestigious Commonwealth prize faces allegations of being AI-generated and constituting AI plagiarism, while a separate debut novel had its release cancelled over AI authorship concerns.

Source article: ‘Obvious markers of AI’: doubts raised over winner of short story prize

The Guardian

188

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Evidence-backed problemJournalismLabor

AI development depends on low-wage human labor in mines, factories and labelling centres, perpetuates pre-existing biases in recruitment and law enforcement, and is rolling out without public consent or consideration for planetary health while concentrating power in a handful of executives.

Source article: What If We Got AI Right? by Eleanor Drage review – avoiding apocalypse

The Guardian

189

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Evidence-backed problemJournalismMedia & Arts

Major book publishers allege Google illegally copied millions of copyrighted books supplied for limited services to train its Gemini AI models without permission or payment, harming authors and publishers through competing AI-generated substitutes.

Source article: Book publishers sue Google for copyright infringement over Gemini AI training

The Guardian

190

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Evidence-backed problemJournalismMedia & Arts

A $2m-plus auction for debut crime novel Call Me, I'll Hide the Body collapsed and the manuscript was withdrawn after publishers and agents could no longer authenticate that AI was not used in its writing.

Source article: $2m crime novel deal collapses amid questions over AI use

The Guardian

191

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Evidence-backed problemJournalismMedia & Arts

A German court ruled that AI music generator Suno infringed copyright by training on or using GEMA-represented works without permission and by obtaining music via stream-ripping.

Source article: Suno Lost To GEMA: Why The Ruling Should Worry AI Music Companies

Forbes

192

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Evidence-backed problemJournalismMedia & Arts

Shift Up's use of AI assistance for the Stellar Blade Blood Rain music video triggered fan backlash over strange visuals and a perceived drop below the franchise's established visual standards

Source article: Stellar Blade Blood Rain music video sparks AI slop backlash, fans slam Shift Up for 'strange visuals' and 'falling quality standards'

Indiatimes

193

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Evidence-backed problemJournalismLifestyle

Massive demand from AI data centres is increasing the cost of digital memory for consumer electronics such as gaming computers.

Source article: An ‘AI tax’ is driving up the price of gaming computers and other electronics

The Globe and Mail

194

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Evidence-backed problemJournalismSports

AI-generated deepfakes and unauthorised commercial exploitation of Yuvraj Singh's likeness were found to tarnish his reputation and damage his commercial value in violation of law.

Source article: Delhi HC protects Yuvraj Singh's personality rights, says AI-generated deepfakes, unauthorised commercial use tarnish reputation, violate law

The Economic Times

195

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Evidence-backed problemJournalismCrime

An AI-edited viral clip fabricated a wardrobe malfunction involving a performer in the Jugni music video and spread online, leading to a police complaint over false and potentially defamatory content.

Source article: Was Jacqueline Fernandez's Viral 'Wardrobe Malfunction' Clip AI-Generated? Singer Sonu Thukral Files Police Complaint

NewsX

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Evidence-backed problemJournalismHealth

AI-generated doctors are spreading dubious health advice to millions of social media users, with fabricated wellness trends traveling quickly and deceiving audiences.

Source article: Why bad health information can seem so convincing-and five ways to resist it

Phys.org

197

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Evidence-backed problemJournalismMedia & Arts

A German court found AI music generator Suno liable for infringing German song copyrights by training on unlicensed songs in the GEMA lawsuit.

Source article: Suno Held Liable in GEMA Lawsuit for Infringing German Song Copyrights

Billboard

198

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Evidence-backed problemJournalismMedia & Arts

Major labels proposed rules that would exclude most AI music from chart eligibility unless the music is substantially human-made.

Source article: The major labels propose rules to keep AI slop off the charts

The Verge

199

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Evidence-backed problemJournalismMedia & Arts

Shift Up's Stellar Blade: Blood Rain music video drew fan backlash for appearing to be AI-generated and low quality.

Source article: Blood Rain music video roasted for being "AI slop"

Polygon

200

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Evidence-backed problemJournalismMedia & Arts

AI slop tracks qualifying for global music charts, leading a coalition including the three majors to call for policies to disqualify them.

Source article: Record Companies Call to Disqualify AI Slop from Charts

The Hollywood Reporter

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Evidence-backed problemJournalismMedia & Arts

Music streaming platforms are being flooded with AI-generated tracks at a rate of tens of thousands per day, crowding catalogs and chart competition for human artists

Source article: Major Labels Call For AI Slop Songs To Be Banned From Entering Charts Around The World

Engadget

202

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Evidence-backed problemJournalismLifestyle

Experts warn Gen Z's increasing reliance on AI chatbots to navigate dating and face-to-face conversations could erode self-trust over time.

Source article: The AI-hooked younger generation is sourcing chatbot help even for in-person talks

Digital Trends

203

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Evidence-backed problemJournalismEducation

An AI-generated viral post falsely attributed to the actor-MP claimed she requested appointment as Education Minister and offered extra NEET marks for watching her films in theatres.

Source article: 'Students Who Watch My Film In Theatres Will Get Extra...': Did Kangana Ranaut Request PM Modi To Make Her Education Minister? Here's The Truth

Free Press Journal

204

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Evidence-backed problemJournalismPolicy