"On TikTok last week, I watched a woman bury her dog in the snow on Mount Everest after he died during the punishing trek. Commenters berated the woman for animal cruelty, but this isn't actually a sad story where the dog dies. The woman, the pup, and the mountain are all AI-generated, presumably by OpenAI's video generator Sora 2 (although the watermark from the video had been removed, the account's handle is Soralice). Likely from just a few lines prompting, the whole scene was born."
"Teens have been pulling a "homeless man" prank, where they generate images, typically of a man in stained or worn clothes and an overgrown beard, who has come into their house. The teens then send photos to parents and post the images alongside the text exchanges with their panicked parents. The prank has become so pervasive that some local police departments have put out PSAs, with one calling it "stupid and potentially dangerous.""
"The children of dead public figures, like Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robin Williams, are begging people to stop generating videos of their deceased parents (OpenAI paused the MLK videos, and says estates can request opt-outs for using images of the deceased). TikTok abounds with videos of AI-generated animals, from the viral fake bunnies jumping on a trampoline to dogs ruining weddings by taking down chandeliers or jumping into cakes."
Realistic generative video tools can produce lifelike scenes from brief prompts, creating fabricated people, animals, and events. Users are increasingly generating prank content and rage bait, such as staged Mount Everest dog burials, "homeless man" home-invasion images, and fabricated videos of deceased public figures. The fabricated media can provoke panic, mislead viewers, and upset bereaved families. Some platforms and companies have taken steps: local police issued PSAs about dangerous pranks and OpenAI paused certain MLK videos while offering estate opt-outs. The rapid realism of video generation is outpacing safeguards, enabling casual misuse across social platforms.
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