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Title: Netflix true crime documentary may have used AI-generated images of a
real person

Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2024 09:00:25 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/netflix-true-crime-d...

Netflix has been accused of using AI-manipulated imagery in the true crime
documentary What Jennifer Did, Futurism has reported. Several photos show
typical signs of AI trickery, including mangled hands, strange artifacts and
more. If accurate, the report raises serious questions about the use of such
images in documentaries, particularly since the person depicted is currently
in prison awaiting retrial.

In one egregious image, the left hand of the documentary's subject Jennifer
Pan is particularly mangled, while another image shows a strange gap in her
cheek. Netflix has yet to acknowledge the report, but the images show clear
signs of manipulation and were never labeled as AI-generated.

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The AI may be generating the imagery based on real photos of Pan, as
PetaPixel suggested. However, the resulting output may be interpreted as
being prejudicial instead of presenting the facts of the case without bias.

A Canadian court of appeal ordered Pan's retrial because the trial judge
didn't present the jury with enough options, the CBC reported.

One critic, journalist Karen K. HO, said that the Netflix documentary is an
example of the "true crime industrial complex" catering to an "all-consuming
and endless" appetite for violent content. Netflix's potential use of AI
manipulated imagery as a storytelling tool may reinforce that argument.

Regulators in the US, Europe and elsewhere have enacted laws on the use of
AI, but so far there appears to be no specific laws governing the use of AI
images or video in documentaries or other content.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/netflix-true-crime-d...
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