When AI-deas run wild
Source: The Star
Published on: 2026-10-31 23:20
AS floods swept through Terengganu late last year, a video showing two tigers wading through floodwaters in a residential area began circulating on social media, raising fears that the dangerous predators had wandered into a village. The footage, purportedly filmed near Hulu Terengganu, garnered more than 15 million views on TikTok, with some users expressing concern over the apparent sighting. But the tigers were not real. The video was generated using artificial intelligence (AI), as confirmed by the Terengganu Wildlife and National Parks Department, while an AFP fact-check identified several visual inconsistencies in the footage. More recently, a similar incident in neighbouring Singapore demonstrated how fabricated wildlife sightings could have real-world consequences. In September, a 30-year-old man was charged after allegedly creating an AI-generated image of a crocodile at th...
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