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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.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The event involves AI systems generating false wildlife images that have already caused harm by misleading the public and scientific community, thus affecting conservation efforts and research quality. This constitutes harm to communities and the environment (biodiversity conservation), fitting the definition of an AI Incident. The AI system's use directly leads to these harms through misinformation dissemination, meeting the criteria for an AI Incident rather than a hazard or complementary information.[AI generated]