Purported AI-Generated Image of Explosion Near Pentagon Reportedly Triggers Brief Market Dip and Public Confusion
May 22, 2023
A Twitter/X account allegedly impersonating Bloomberg reportedly posted an image falsely showing an explosion near the Pentagon. Analysts reportedly described the image as likely AI-generated. The post reportedly spread through major accounts before officials confirmed no incident occurred. Markets reportedly dipped during the short period when the hoax circulated.
- Alleged deployer
- misinformation-spreaders, disinformation-spreaders, unknown-malicious-actors
- Alleged developer
- unknown-ai-image-generator-developer, unknown-deepfake-technology
- Alleged harmed parties
- twitter-users, family-of-people-near-pentagon, investors, general-public, general-public-of-the-united-states, truth, epistemic-integrity, national-security-and-intelligence-stakeholders
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/543
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