Summary
A woman living in the Magdagachi settlement in Russia’s Amur region was fined 15,000 roubles after an AI-generated image of a bear she created as a prank went viral and caused public panic. The image, generated using ChatGPT and sent to a friend in September, spread through messaging apps, prompting residents to call police and authorities to dispatch wildlife rangers. The incident occurred in the context of heightened bear attack concerns in Russia, with officials on high alert following a series of fatal attacks that year.