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An AI-Generated Content Empire Is Spreading Fake Celebrity Images on Google | A ring of websites using AI and run by an aspiring movie star are behind fake celebrity images featured in Google results, Motherboard found.

A ring of websites using AI and run by an aspiring movie star are behind fake celebrity images featured in Google results, Motherboard found.

A website using AI to squat on valuable virtual real estate is emblematic of an emerging issue online: human-made sources of information are at risk of being displaced, with potential revenue being vacuumed up by shoddy machine-generated content. “With the scandal’s details unfurling, the impact on the once-cherished gay sex stories was undeniable,” reads the abstract and tedious AI-generated text, which only makes brief mention of leaked nudes amidst paragraphs of nonsense. The article is full of professional-looking photos of Warren which do not appear to be generated by AI, and features a link to a human photographer’s Instagram.By signing up, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy& to receive electronic communications from Vice Media Group, which may include marketing promotions, advertisements and sponsored content.

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