"We've been so worried about deepfaked politicians, AI musicians, virtual actresses, and phony satellite imagery that we didn't even consider the dangers posed by precocious teenagers. Kids are using AI to create images of a disheveled, seemingly unhoused person in their home and sending them to their parents. Understandably, they're not thrilled and in some instances call the police. The prank has gone viral on TikTok and, in addition to giving parents agita, has become a headache for law enforcement."
"The premise is simple enough: kids use Snapchat's AI tools to create images of a grimy man in their home and tell their parents they let them in to use the bathroom, take a nap, or just get a drink of water. Often they say the person claims to know the parents from work or college. And then, predictably, the parents lose their cool and demand they kick the man out."
"Where things go from problematic to potentially dangerous is when the prank carries on for too long and parents call the authorities. Calls of a home invasion, especially involving children are treated as high priority by police, so pranks like this tie up valuable resources and could actually put the pranksters in danger. Round Rock Police Patrol Division Commander Andy McKinney told NBC that it could even "cause a SWAT response.""
Kids are using Snapchat's AI tools to generate images of a disheveled, seemingly unhoused person inside their homes and sending those images to their parents as a prank. The prank often includes fabricated claims that the person knows the parents from work or college, prompting parents to demand the person leave. Teens record parents' reactions and post the videos to TikTok, where some clips have millions of views. Several parents have called police, treating incidents as high-priority home invasions, which ties up emergency resources and can prompt dangerous responses. The prank also dehumanizes homeless people and causes distress.
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