Some of the images, which were fabricated, appeared to be mug shots of the former president, even though his lawyers told reporters the former president did not take a booking photo during police processing on Tuesday.
The fictional image of Pope Francis was first posted by a user in a Subreddit dedicated to showing works created by an image generator program called Midjourney and was possibly created by the tool. "When you are scrolling through social media, these images are subconsciously flying past," he said."You don't need to critically examine an image for it to impact the way you see a person or see the world."
On March 20, as news of former President Donald Trump's possible indictment made headlines, a series of fake photos imagining his supposed arrest circulated on Twitter. Higgins told ABC News he was surprised these fake images of Trump received so much attention, but it was good to see that they encouraged discussion around AI image creation.Experts like Sam Gregory, the executive director at the global human rights network WITNESS, say it's a combination of factors: ease of use and accessibility of these tools, improved photo-realism and the ability to churn out volume.