Hyperrealistic AI-generated animal images spread on social media and led to unsafe wildlife encounters

Convincing pictures of animals that do not exist are teaching the public how animals that do exist behave. The animals were not consulted.

AI-generated, hyperrealistic images of animals are widely shared on social media, misleading the public about wildlife behavior. This misinformation has led to unsafe human-animal interactions, injuries, and undermined conservation efforts and scientific research, causing harm to both humans and wildlife globally.

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