"Is Netanyahu real or AI?" | Generative AI warps truth of West Asia war
The Hindu
Signs of that shift are already visible, as fake images of real incidents further pollute the information landscape
"Is Netanyahu real or AI?" an internet headline blared, pointing to a video that supposedly showed the Israeli prime minister with six fingers.
But the clip was real.
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Speculation spiraled online that Netanyahu might be dead or wounded in an Iranian strike and that Israel was covering it up with a double generated by artificial intelligence.
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"Last time I checked, humans usually don't have 6 fingers... AI does," said one post on X, garnering nearly five million views. "Is Netanyahu no more?"
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