Purported AI-Generated Deepfake Images of Katy Perry at 2024 Met Gala Circulate Widely
Description
Purported AI-generated images depicting Katy Perry attending the 2024 Met Gala circulated widely on social media, leading to public confusion about her presence at the event. The images were realistic enough to deceive fans and even Perry’s mother, who believed them to be authentic. Perry publicly clarified the images were fake, attributing them to AI and noting she had missed the event due to work.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- unknown
Alleged Developers
- deepfake-technology-developers
Harmed Parties
- katy-perry
- general-public
- fans-of-katy-perry
- epistemic-integrity
Classification
Risk Domain
MisinformationRisk Subdomain
3.1. False or misleading information
MIT Risk Profile
Source
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