Microsoft Copilot described German court reporter Martin Bernklau as a child molester and fraudster, with his address

When journalist Martin Bernklau searched his own name in Microsoft Copilot, it falsely stated he had been convicted of child abuse, had escaped a psychiatric hospital and had defrauded widows as a mortician, conflating him with the criminal cases he had covered for decades, and supplied his full address and phone number. Microsoft removed the content after a complaint to Bavaria's data protection officer, but Bernklau said it reappeared within days; his lawyer sent a cease-and-desist and prosecutors declined charges because the author was not a person.

What this means for youAI search can attach crimes to your name based on articles you merely appeared in, and removal may not stick, so periodically search yourself and your business in AI tools.