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AI-Generated Image Used to Glorify War Criminal Triggers Official Investigation in Bosnia and Herzegovina

September 9, 2026
oecd:2026-09-09-3854View source ↗

What happened

Vedrana Krajišnik Ćosović, a senior official at Bosnia and Herzegovina's Ministry for Human Rights and Refugees, posted an AI-generated image glorifying convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić on social media. The incident prompted an official investigation by the Ministry's Ethics Commission due to legal and ethical violations.

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OECD AI Incidents Monitor
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AI-Generated Image Used to Glorify War Criminal Triggers Official Investigation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
2026-09-09