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Posted on 05/19/2026 5:00:16 AM PDT by Leaning Right
A driver for ride share company “Lyft” is being closely monitored by the platform after he was accused of using artificial intelligence to claim a rider trashed his car.
The rider, a teenage girl who lives in Boca Raton, was accused by the driver of leaving his car with fast-food all over the backseat, as seen in the image above. The driver demanded payment to clean up the car and fix the damage.
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She identified the image as being generated by Google Gemini. It turns out she was right.
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Teenage girl however strikes back!
“Attempted fraud is a crime in every U.S. jurisdiction, and under federal law it carries the same maximum penalties as completed fraud.”
https://legalclarity.org/is-attempted-fraud-a-crime-what-you-need-to-know/
I feel like all laws where there was an attempt but you failed should carry the same penalty. Just because you are bad at something or just lucky should not be rewarded.
I do remember a case in Maryland though where a person was convicted of attempted manslaughter but they realized after the fact that it is not a legal possibility based on the definition of manslaughter. Manslaughter is the unintentional taking of a life so you cannot attempt to do it. Can’t find the reference but it was quite embarrassing for all involved.
If I understood this right, the Lyft driver actually used AI to promote this scam. If that’s the case, it’s easy to see AI being easily used illegally to someone’s advantage & it indicates a good reason to disallow AI.
That's the logic used by gun grabbers...
People who use AI to commit crimes should be held accountable for their crime.
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