Online Reporter
NEW YORK. − Artificial intelligence is getting too intelligent for its own good.
For the second year in a row, millions of people all over the Internet were fooled with a fake AI image of Katy Perry attending the Met Gala.
The famous pop singer was not in attendance at this year’s Met Gala on Monday night, but incredibly realistic images of her at the event have been circling the Internet.
The photos were circulated and reposted by thousands online before Perry took to her own social media to confirm that they were fake and that she had not been in attendance.
Turns out they were created by AI, but it’s hard to fault people for falling for them.
They look incredibly realistic, capturing Perry’s likeness from multiple angles.
There are even photographers in the background who look very real.
But the story gets even wilder, because this isn’t the first time it’s happened.
To this person specifically.
Last year, Katy Perry was also not in attendance at the Met Gala, but some convincing AI-generated images of her there fooled many people online. Just as the red carpet arrivals kicked off, and dozens of celebs arrived in quick succession, photos of Perry posing on the red carpet soon circulated on social media.
Fans praised the singer for her outfit, a deconstructed suit jacket with a draped, liquid-look skirt.
The images have been shared far and wide on social media platforms, amassing millions of views and thousands of comments − most gushing over the star’s look, with only a handful piping up to explain that the images are in fact AI-generated. − news.com.au/GovTech
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