In March 2023, Pope Francis was the talk of the world press and social media when he was spotted wearing a chic white puffer jacket from Balenciaga. It was not until after the picture was leaked to the public and went viral that it was revealed to have been created by the Midjourney neural network. In a comment on its AI provenance, Reuters said that the image “sowed some confusion online” since viewers mistakenly believed it to be real. Source: Image of Pope Francis wearing oversized white puffer coat is AI-generated.
The fake photo generated by an AI tool that creates images from short text prompts was really intriguing. People were taken aback by the unexpected image of the Pope wearing a winter coat, contrasting with the traditional photos of Francis in his usual attire for papal portraits.
The photo of the pontiff generated interest due to its humorous nature. However, it is important to approach AI-generated content with critical thinking and ethical considerations, especially when it involves depictions of public figures or religious leaders.
Read this blog post to learn how Midjourney and deepfake detection are connected. You will learn about liveness detection and face recognition technologies and how they are used to combat deepfake: New Challenge for Face Recognition: Midjourney Character Reference Feature
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