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How many people fell for the fake AI images of Katy Perry at the Met Gala?

Answer: A lot.

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Artificial intelligence is getting too intelligent for its own good. For the second year in a row, people all over the Internet were fooled with a fake AI image of Katy Perry attending the Met Gala.

The famous pop singer was not in attendance at this year’s Met Gala on Monday night, but incredibly realistic images of her at the event have been circling the Internet. The photos were circulated and reposted by thousands online before Perry took to her own social media to confirm that they were fake and that she had not been in attendance. Turns out they were created by AI, but it’s hard to fault people for falling for them. They look incredibly realistic, capturing Perry’s likeness from multiple angles. There are even photographers in the background who look very real.

But the story gets even wilder, because this isn’t the first time it’s happened. To this person specifically. Last year, Katy Perry was also not in attendance at the Met Gala, but some convincing AI-generated images of her there fooled many people online. Perhaps she’ll have to attend next year just to fool the bots.
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