"This prank dehumanizes the homeless, causes the distressed recipient to panic and wastes police resources," one police department said GMA/YouTube A viral social media trend known as the "AI Homeless ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Leslie Katz covers the intersection of culture, science and tech. A viral online trend that turns AI-generated homeless people ...

A viral TikTok trend known as the “AI Homeless Man Prank” is spurring parental panic and prompting police response across the country, as users create AI-altered images showing a homeless man inside ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

A viral trend involving artificially generated images of a "homeless man" has prompted police warnings over safety concerns, with officials calling it "stupid and potentially dangerous." The trend ...

A viral TikTok trend known as the "AI Homeless Man Prank" is spurring parental panic and prompting police response across the country, as users create AI-altered images showing a homeless man inside ...

Spencer’s husband, who responded immediately with “no,” appeared to express shock when she then sent more images of the man pictured inside their home, sitting on their couch and taking a nap on their ...

TikTok’s latest viral prank takes generative AI to unsettling new territory. The “AI homeless man” trend involves creating hyperrealistic images of a disheveled stranger lounging around your house, ...

BIG RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) – A TikTok trend driven by artificial intelligence has resulted in 911 calls by panicked people who think a man has broken into their homes. The prank uses AI to create a ...

He’s gray-haired, bearded, wearing no shoes and standing at Rae Spencer’s doorstep. “Babe,” the content creator wrote in a text to her husband. “Do you know this man? He says he knows you?” Spencer’s ...