Incident #554·Misinformation

Google Results for Johannes Vermeer Featured AI Version of His Artwork as Top Result

May 21, 20231 reportsView on AIID

Description

Google's search engine featured an AI-generated hyperrealistic version of the painting "Girl With a Pearl Earring" as the highlighted result when users search for its Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer.

Actors

Alleged Deployers

google

Alleged Developers

google

Harmed Parties

google-users

Classification

Risk Domain

Misinformation

Risk Subdomain

3.1. False or misleading information

MIT Risk Profile

AIUnintentionalPost-deployment

Source

Databaseaiid

LicenseCC BY-SA 4.0

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Source Reports(1 total)

Google's Top Result for "Johannes Vermeer" Is an AI-Generated Version of "Girl With a Pearl Earring"

futurism.com· May 2023