TECHNOLOGYMay 28 · 16:05 UTCTHE GUARDIAN WORLDMichael Savage Media editor

Image of Thai police in sparkly dresses with handcuffed suspect turns out to be AI fake

A Thai police station's Facebook administrator created an AI-generated image of officers in festival-style dresses surrounding a drug dealer to project a 'friendlier image'. The image, mistakenly released as authentic, appeared in several international media outlets including the Daily Star, Telegraph, Sun, and New York Post.

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