The Pope's Puffer Jacket Goes Viral Thanks to AI-generated Images
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AI-generated images of Pope Francis wearing a white puffer jacket went viral on social media, fooling many users into thinking they were real. The images were created using an AI program called Midjourney and illustrate the improving realism of AI-generated images. The incident highlights the potential for wide-scale misinformation stemming from AI.
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