An open letter criticizes Caltech's Mathathon, a math competition sponsored by Anthropic and OpenAI offering $2 million in AI credits. The authors argue AI companies are engaging in research misconduct by prioritizing speed and publicity over rigorous peer review, extracting unpaid labor from mathematicians to verify hastily-produced results, and exacerbating corporate influence over academic mathematics.
A registered foreign lawyer was struck off after using AI-generated false case citations to defend himself against disciplinary charges from the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Abhishek Kumar failed to verify the AI-produced material, compounding the error by using AI again to explain the initial mistakes. The tribunal found his culpability very high and ruled that repeated failure to check submissions had serious implications for justice and public confidence in the legal profession.
Rockstar Games fired 34 UK-based employees in October 2025 for alleged security risks related to a union Discord server, claiming they risked leaking confidential information. The dismissed workers are suing Rockstar in an employment tribunal, alleging the company used a mole within the union to gather intelligence and fired them to prevent union recognition. Court filings reveal Rockstar's HR director received information from a junior employee for over 21 months about union activities, including membership numbers and activist identities.
At an Indiana church service in May 2022, a woman accused pastor John B. Lowe II of sexually abusing her when she was 16, which he confirmed. Despite the serious allegation, congregation members gathered around Lowe in prayer, prompting online criticism of their response prioritizing forgiveness over support for the accuser.