Viral Paragliding Video May Be Partly AI-Generated, Experts Say

Last week, numerous media outlets, including Gizmodo, reported on a shocking paragliding accident in China that saw a strong updraft shoot 55-year-old Peng Yujian 18,000 feet (5,500 meters) into freezing air. However, a digital security firm is now “fairly confident” that parts of the video allegedly capturing the event are AI-generated, according to Reuters, who originally distributed the video. “The video, originally posted after the paraglider’s May 24 flight by his support team on Douyin, China’s TikTok, employed artificial intelligence to fake some of the footage, according to a review by a digital security firm consulted by Reuters,” reads the Reuters update. “Digital security firm GetReal said it was ‘fairly confident’ the first five seconds of Peng’s video contained AI-generated images,” the article continues, noting that the video also includes inconsistencies such as strange changes to the paraglider’s helmet and equipment. Many news sites, including NBC and the BBC, have t ... Read full article.