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Parents Are Using AI to Fake Their Kids’ School Photos (And Bragging About It)

Parents are replacing school portraits with AI to save money. Others are removing watermarks from photographers’ proof images.

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It’s extraordinarily depressing to hear about parents choosing to create AI school pictures of their kids rather than paying the relatively small sums required for a professional photographer to take a photo of a kid’s face. Some parents would rather create a synthetic memory than a real one, which makes me question how much they actually like their children.

According to Fast Company, penny-pinching parents are bragging on various social media platforms, including........

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