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'Dark side of AI': How teen girl allegedly faked threats from 2 boys — and cops bought it
A teen girl is accused of framing two boys by convincing police they were threatening her on Instagram — when it was really her writing the threats.
In a cautionary tale for parents, teenagers and law enforcement alike, Wayne County prosecutors are now pursuing criminal charges against an 18-year-old Plymouth Township girl for allegedly framing Raza and his best friend in a case that highlights the growing dangers of social media and the emerging world of artificial intelligence, where lies can be made to look like truths. Plymouth Township Police Chief James Knittel declined to comment for this story, citing the ongoing criminal case against the girl: Rida Rustam, a college-bound honor student who was 18 when she allegedly started sending threatening messages to herself. He was falsely accused of a crime, pulled out of class by a security officer, placed in a police cruiser in the school parking lot while students looked on, jailed for four nights, charged with felonies, arrested a second time and banned from giving his commencement speech.
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