The internet is full of heart warming animal rescue videos, tiny puppies pulled from drains, kittens saved from burning buildings, and miraculous recoveries that make us all smile.
So this is becoming a real problem in the animal rescue world.
TL;DR: Fake “rescues” divert funds from real ones with their dumb AI content.
Edit: adding more for context - you probably notice me as someone who posts a lot of animal pictures. I follow dozens of various animal rescues, and some of them have been sounding the alarm bell.
Animal rescues run very lean in terms of funding; they rely on volunteer labor and the generosity of people who subscribe to their social media channels.
That’s where they will often have donation drives and requests - and they will post plenty of cute anima pics to support the cause. Of course, it often takes a volunteer hours per week to get great pics to post.
So some assholes empowered with Artificial “Intelligence” are creating fake rescues with fake images and diverting funds from real rescues.
Yes, people really are that gullible, especially on Facebook. A lot of older people cannot tell the difference.
So this is becoming a real problem in the animal rescue world.
TL;DR: Fake “rescues” divert funds from real ones with their dumb AI content.
Edit: adding more for context - you probably notice me as someone who posts a lot of animal pictures. I follow dozens of various animal rescues, and some of them have been sounding the alarm bell.
Animal rescues run very lean in terms of funding; they rely on volunteer labor and the generosity of people who subscribe to their social media channels.
That’s where they will often have donation drives and requests - and they will post plenty of cute anima pics to support the cause. Of course, it often takes a volunteer hours per week to get great pics to post.
So some assholes empowered with Artificial “Intelligence” are creating fake rescues with fake images and diverting funds from real rescues.
Yes, people really are that gullible, especially on Facebook. A lot of older people cannot tell the difference.