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What changed

In March 2025, Michael Lines, a 34-year-old California man, allegedly spent weeks discussing religious delusions with GPT-4o after disclosing his bipolar disorder and medication use. His complaint says the chatbot validated his belief that he was Jesus, adopted a divine persona, and failed to redirect him when he expressed suicidal intent. Lines later overdosed and survived after law enforcement found him.

Timeline

1. 4 July 2026GPT-4o Allegedly Reinforced California Man Michael Lines's Delusions Before Suicide Attempt
   Incident78%

   • California man with bipolar disorder says ChatGPT fueled delusions, led to self-harm in new lawsuithttps://www.reuters.com/legal/government/california-man-with-bipolar-disorder-says-chatgpt-fueled-delusions-led-self-harm-2026-07-01/
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 1569https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1569/

   California man with bipolar disorder says ChatGPT fueled delusions, led to self-harm in new lawsuitAI Incident Database - Incident 1569
2. 30 June 2026KPMG Report Allegedly Included Hallucinated Citations and Inaccurate Agentic AI Case Studies
   Incident78%

   • Chasing the Hallucinations: KPMG's AI-Powered Attempt at "Redefining Excellence"https://gptzero.me/news/investigations-kpmg/
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 1563https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1563/

   Chasing the Hallucinations: KPMG's AI-Powered Attempt at "Redefining Excellence"AI Incident Database - Incident 1563
3. 29 June 2026Pennsylvania Man Allegedly Used Grok to Create and Possess Purportedly AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material
   Incident78%

   • Bucks County Man Charged Following Investigation into Grok AI-Generated Child Pornographyhttps://www.buckscounty.gov/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/1554
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 1562https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1562/

   Bucks County Man Charged Following Investigation into Grok AI-Generated Child PornographyAI Incident Database - Incident 1562
4. 25 June 2026X User Reportedly Used Morse Code Prompt to Induce Grok-Linked Trading Bot to Transfer $200,000 in Tokens
   Incident78%

   • X user tricks Grok into sending them $200,000 in crypto using morse codehttps://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/x-user-tricks-grok-into-sending-them-200000-in-crypto-using-morse-code-3361036/
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 1556https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1556/

   X user tricks Grok into sending them $200,000 in crypto using morse codeAI Incident Database - Incident 1556
5. 24 June 2026Sixth Circuit Sanctioned Lawyers in Whiting v. City of Athens over Alleged Fake Appellate Citations in Briefs Reportedly Bearing Hallmarks of Hallucinations
   Incident82%

   • US appeals court fines lawyers $30,000 in latest AI-related sanctionhttps://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-appeals-court-fines-lawyers-30000-latest-ai-related-sanction-2026-03-16/
   • Sixth Circuit Sanctions Attorneys for Fake Citations – What Does This Mean for Use of AI?https://natlawreview.com/article/sixth-circuit-sanctions-attorneys-fake-citations-what-does-mean-use-ai
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 1447https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1447/

   US appeals court fines lawyers $30,000 in latest AI-related sanctionSixth Circuit Sanctions Attorneys for Fake Citations – What Does This Mean for Use of AI?AI Incident Database - Incident 1447
6. 24 June 2026Attorney in Fletcher v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc. Reportedly Submitted Reply Brief with Purportedly AI-Generated Material Misrepresentations
   Incident82%

   • US appeals court orders lawyer to pay $2,500 over AI hallucinations in briefhttps://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-appeals-court-orders-lawyer-pay-2500-over-ai-hallucinations-brief-2026-02-18/
   • Fifth Circuit Sanctions Lawyer for AI-Generated Briefhttps://lalegalethics.org/fifth-circuit-sanctions-lawyer-for-ai-generated-brief/
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 1453https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1453/

   US appeals court orders lawyer to pay $2,500 over AI hallucinations in briefFifth Circuit Sanctions Lawyer for AI-Generated BriefAI Incident Database - Incident 1453
7. 24 June 2026South Africa Draft National AI Policy Reportedly Included Fictitious References Believed to Be AI Hallucinations
   Incident82%

   • Govt’s draft AI policy cites fictitious references experts believe are AI hallucinationshttps://www.news24.com/business/tech/govts-draft-ai-policy-cites-fictitious-references-experts-believe-are-ai-hallucinations-20260424-1085
   • Fake AI references in South African AI Policy: Two men named in reporthttps://mybroadband.co.za/news/government/644855-fake-ai-references-in-south-african-ai-policy-two-men-named-in-report.html
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 1467https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1467/

   Govt’s draft AI policy cites fictitious references experts believe are AI hallucinationsFake AI references in South African AI Policy: Two men named in reportAI Incident Database - Incident 1467
8. 23 June 2026Meta AI Support Bot Reportedly Enabled Takeovers of High-Profile Instagram Accounts
   Incident82%

   • Hackers Simply Asked Meta AI to Give Them Access to High-Profile Instagram Accounts. It Workedhttps://www.404media.co/hackers-simply-asked-meta-ai-to-give-them-access-to-high-profile-instagram-accounts-it-worked/
   • Instagram AI chatbot tricked by hackers to give access to others' accountshttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98rzr72dpyo
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 1510https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1510/

   Hackers Simply Asked Meta AI to Give Them Access to High-Profile Instagram Accounts. It WorkedInstagram AI chatbot tricked by hackers to give access to others' accountsAI Incident Database - Incident 1510
9. 23 June 2026OpenAI Allegedly Failed to Intervene in ChatGPT Conversations Preceding Montreal Web Developer Alice Carrier's Suicide
   Incident82%

   • Canadian mother sues OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT led her daughter to kill herselfhttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/11/canada-mother-chatgpt-daughter-suicide-lawsuit
   • New Brunswick woman sues OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT led to daughter's deathhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/sue-open-ai-suicide-chat-gpt-9.7234630
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 1535https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1535/

   Canadian mother sues OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT led her daughter to kill herselfNew Brunswick woman sues OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT led to daughter's deathAI Incident Database - Incident 1535
10. 23 June 2026South African Home Affairs Revised White Paper Reportedly Included Fictitious References Believed to Be AI-Generated
    Incident82%

    • Two Home Affairs officials suspended after AI ‘hallucinations’ found in policy paperhttps://www.citizen.co.za/news/home-affairs-officials-suspended-ai-hallucinations/
    • Home Affairs suspends two officials over AI use linked to revised White Paper on Citizenship and Immigrationhttps://www.gov.za/news/media-statements/home-affairs-suspends-two-officials-over-ai-use-linked-revised-white-paper
    • AI Incident Database - Incident 1548https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1548/

    Two Home Affairs officials suspended after AI ‘hallucinations’ found in policy paperHome Affairs suspends two officials over AI use linked to revised White Paper on Citizenship and ImmigrationAI Incident Database - Incident 1548
11. 16 June 2026Four Lawyers Reportedly Sanctioned After Purportedly AI-Related Hallucinated Citations Appeared in Withers v. City of Aberdeen
    Incident78%

    • Judge Punishes 4 Lawyers After Catching Both Sides Using A.I. in Lawsuithttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/us/ai-lawyers-sanctioned-mississippi.html
    • AI Incident Database - Incident 1533https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1533/

    Judge Punishes 4 Lawyers After Catching Both Sides Using A.I. in LawsuitAI Incident Database - Incident 1533
12. 16 June 2026Google Alleged Outsider Enterprise Used Gemini to Create Phishing Sites for Text-Message Scams
    Incident82%

    • Google Says Chinese Cybercrime Group Used Its A.I. in Scamshttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/technology/google-lawsuit-china-ai-scams.html
    • 谷歌指控中国团伙利用该公司AI技术诈骗美国人https://cn.nytimes.com/technology/20260615/google-lawsuit-china-ai-scams/
    • AI Incident Database - Incident 1534https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1534/

    Google Says Chinese Cybercrime Group Used Its A.I. in Scams谷歌指控中国团伙利用该公司AI技术诈骗美国人AI Incident Database - Incident 1534

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