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Image of Thai police in sparkly dresses with handcuffed suspect turns out to be AI fake
Picture was created by administrator in charge of station’s Facebook account who wanted to create ‘friendlier image’
TL;DR
- A widely circulated image of Thai police in elaborate dresses with a suspect was an AI-generated fake.
- The fake image was published by several UK and US newspapers.
- The image was created by a police station's Facebook administrator to foster a friendlier image.
- The real arrest involved officers in regular clothing, with no one dressed as a dancer.
- The incident underscores the difficulties media outlets face in verifying images, especially when sourced from seemingly official channels.
- AI verification tools are not yet reliable enough to prevent such fakes from being published.
- Media organizations are also dealing with the issue of genuine images being mistakenly identified as AI-generated.