Amnesty has pulled down AI-generated images it used in a campaign but said it used the images to protect protesters from possible state retribution.
Human rights advocacy group Amnesty International has retracted artificial intelligence generated images it used in a campaign to publicize police brutality inThe group was criticized for using AI to produce the images for its social media accounts according toIt depicts a woman being dragged away by police during Colombia’s protests against deep and long-standing economic and social inequalities in 2021.
However, a closer look shows a few discrepancies in the image such as the uncanny-looking faces, dated police uniforms and a protestor that appears to be somehow wrapped in a flag that is not the correct flag of Colombia.AI-generated image from Amnesty International. Source:it chose to use AI to generate images to protect protesters from possible state retribution.
“We have removed the images from social media posts, as we don’t want the criticism for the use of AI-generated images to distract from the core message in support of the victims and their calls for justice in Colombia,” Photojournalists criticized the use of the images, commenting that in today’s highly polarized era ofAI-generated image from Amnesty International. Source:
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