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Part of viral video of Chinese paraglider is likely AI-generated
Video of a Chinese paraglider who claims he climbed to a near record-breaking altitude appears to have been at least partially generated by artificial intelligence.
HONG KONG — A video that circulated widely online showing a Chinese paraglider who claims he climbed to a near record-breaking altitude of more than 28,000 feet appears to have been at least partially generated by artificial intelligence, NBC News verified Friday. Video provided to Reuters by state-run broadcaster CCTV News showed a man identified as 55-year-old Peng Yujiang after getting swept off the ground by a powerful updraft while he was conducting a routine equipment test in the northwestern Chinese province of Gansu. “We were able to extract a few frames and analyze them using our Inspect platform, and our models confirm that the images are synthetic,” GetReal Labs said, noting several other elements in the video differed from the rest of the footage.
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