Fake Image Of Explosion At Pentagon Briefly Goes Viral
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The image, which many observers suspected came from artificial intelligence, was spread by several accounts, forcing the Pentagon to comment that there was no such explosion.
A fake image of an explosion at the Pentagon briefly went viral and caused a ten-minute long dip on the markets on Monday, stoking further talk that generative AI could cause problems to society. A LOT OF PEOPLE POSTING ABOUT AN “ EXPLOSION NEAR THE PENTAGON”THIS IS CLEARLY AN AI GENERATED PICTURE COME ON PEOPLE DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU SEE pic.twitter.com/VShvtEE4sK
The image, which many observers suspected came from artificial intelligence, was spread by several accounts, forcing the Pentagon to comment that there was no such explosion.
"We can confirm this was a false report and the Pentagon was not attacked today," a spokesman said.
