If you are using AI to embellish your physical achievements, do make sure that you edit out the "made with AI" label, lest you appear hopelessly tech-illiterate. That's a lesson that Vancouver Police Department can now learn at its leisure following a scathing public backlash on one of its most recent AI-related antics.
You can now add Vancouver PD to the list of entities that are using AI Slop to artificially enhance their achievements
A few days back, Vancouver PD posted pictures of a supposed drug bust on various social media platforms. The pictures were notable not only due to the meagre stash of drugs on display but also because of a "made with AI" label that the department presumably forgot to remove, sparking a fierce public backlash.
The department then issued a weird defense, conceding that "software" was used to "edit out the names of the accused." Interestingly, it was patently obvious at the time that much more was edited, especially as a few $50 bills were labelled as $20 ones in the original images.
The Vancouver Police Department has now issued fresh images after deleting older ones. While these images do not contain the "made with AI" label, skepticism persists.
Of course, it is not just the Police that is now apparently going big on AI slop. We reported recently that marketers were also doubling down on artificial intelligence, but with just 26 percent of the consumers surveyed showing any enthusiasm towards such content.
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