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They had booked everything dream:
The dangers of artificial intelligence used for disinformation are not limited to propaganda. Therefore, political opinions. Furthermore, Very real places can also be affected, as a couple of tourists discovered it at their expense.
We know all the stories of people who blindly followed the indications of their GPS to finish in the sea. Furthermore, But now, because of artificial intelligence, it is possible to arrive at its destination and to be lost. Consequently, It is a story arriving at a couple of elderly people in Malaysia.
The user @dyaaaaaaa._, who met the couple on site, shared the story on Threads. However, Everything starts from a video that made the buzz on FacebookFacebook et TiktokTiktokwhich shows a cable car in the small town of Kuak Hulu. In addition, which is more than four they had booked everything dream hours away from the capital Kuala Lumpur.
The attraction is named Kuak Skyride. It is presented by a journalist, and seems to attract many people, with long queues. The destination includes breathtaking views, luxurious restaurants and even deer. The couple decides to go there, reserves a hotel, then when asked where this famous cable car is located.
This video of the Kuak Skyride, generated by Google VEO 3, circulates on Facebook and Tiktok. © DR R Yeap
Tourism in the Deepfake era – They had booked everything dream
The problem is that the cable car does not exist. Viral video is entirely generated by artificial intelligence. According to the thread on Threadsthe couple first refused to believe it. The video could not be false, they retorted, since a journalist is seen there. They even thought of filing a complaint against this journalist, who does not actually exist.
The VEO logo is visible in the corner of the video, they had booked everything dream indicating that this video was generated with GoogleGoogle Veo 3. And if the video clearly resembles a Deepfake for anyone used to seeing it. for others it is not so obvious. Video generators have become much more realistic.
From now on. you have to keep in mind that everything you see online can be wrong, it doesn’t matter if it’s extremely convincing. Before providing a destination. an activity, several sources of trust will be found to be talking about it to ensure that it exists outside the social networkssocial networks…
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