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flag Google's AI falsely accused an Australian designer of a 1971 murder, fabricating evidence and causing harm.

flag Google’s AI Mode falsely identified an innocent Australian graphic designer as the murderer of missing toddler Cheryl Grimmer, claiming he was known as "Mercury" and had confessed in 1971. flag The error stemmed from the AI misinterpreting the designer’s role in redacting a 1970s case document and creating an illustration, fabricating details including false sources and a claim of parliamentary naming. flag The AI generated a detailed but entirely fictional narrative, causing distress and raising legal concerns. flag Experts say AI systems often hallucinate by linking names without context. flag Google acknowledged the mistake, removed the content, and said it’s using the incident to improve its systems, but offered no accountability measures. flag Similar AI errors have falsely accused journalists and misrepresented data, highlighting growing risks in relying on automated summaries for sensitive information.

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