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CCTV Exposes AI-Powered Harassment Call Scandal at Xiaokr

CCTV exposed widespread harassment calls powered by AI, naming Xiaokr as a major contributor. Xiaokr responded by committing to comprehensive self-inspection and correction of all AI outbound calling operations.

14 March 2025 · Xiaokr · Harmful and abusive content
14 March 2025

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Quick facts
Organizations
Xiaokr (subject), CCTV
Category
Harmful and abusive content
Country
China
Source
finance.eastmoney.com
Date
14 March 2025
Drafted by
Raidu Incident Detection

What happened

CCTV exposed AI-powered harassment calls, highlighting Xiaokr as a major source of the problem.

Xiaokr responded by committing to a comprehensive self-inspection and self-correction of all AI outbound calling-related business until compliance is achieved.

Governance controls

Xiaokr announced a full self-inspection and self-correction of all AI outbound calling-related business operations.

Classification

Organizations
Xiaokr (subject), CCTV
Category
Harmful and abusive content
Industry
Media, social platforms and marketing
Country
China
Harm status
Actual harm
Intent
Unknown
Timing
Post-deployment
Harm types
Psychological, Reputational
Harmed
General public
Failure modes
Unsafe autonomous behaviour
AI systems
AI outbound calling system

Sources and evidence

This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.

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