"A dozen humanoid robots stand in front of a snow-covered mountain range. They hold machine guns and run across a shooting range, kneeling down to shoot at targets and change magazines, then maneuvering through an obstacle course. The setting for these scenes in a 48-second video currently circulating on social media is supposedly China, with the national flag flying in the background. But is it real? In many languages, such as Turkish shown here, the claim spread that the video shows a real military exercise."
"The robots in the video are based on the G1 model by Chinese company Unitree Robotics. But the scenes were clearly created using artificial intelligence. While some users have at least suggested that the video could be AI-generated, they have continued to post it with false claims. Using a reverse image search of a still image from the video, DW Fact Check found a higher-resolution, slightly shorter version on YouTube that reveals more details."
"Frame-by-frame analysis revealed several AI-typical inconsistencies that could not have been created in the editing process. In the middle of the video, a robot reloads a magazine. Two seconds later, the magazine has disappeared without a trace under the rifle barrel. First, the robot reloads but when it continues running, the magazine is missing from under the weapon Image: X A person can be s"
A 48-second video circulating on social media shows a dozen humanoid robots holding machine guns and performing shooting drills against a snow-covered mountain backdrop with a Chinese flag. The clips were shared with claims that China deployed robotic soldiers or that Unitree Robotics tested armed G1 robots. The robots are based on Unitree's G1 model, but the scenes were created using artificial intelligence. Reverse image searches found a higher-resolution YouTube version and frame-by-frame analysis exposed AI-type inconsistencies. One inconsistency shows a robot reloading a magazine that vanishes seconds later, indicating manipulation rather than a genuine military exercise.
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