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

May 21, 2023

Google's search engine displayed an AI-crafted hyperrealistic depiction of Johannes Vermeer's masterpiece, 'Girl With a Pearl Earring', as the top result when searching for the artist. This incident underscores the need for trustworthy and safe AI practices. For those interested in shaping harm prevention strategies and governance within AI ecosystems, JOIN US (HISPI Project Cerebellum TAIM) (Govern).

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Alleged deployer: google
Alleged developer: google
Alleged harmed parties: google-users

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