Hey Chat, Make Me a Fake ID
OpenAI's new image-generation model, ChatGPT Images 2.0, can create highly realistic fake images, including forged documents and screenshots. The tool excels at generating images with legible text, making it a potent instrument for fraud and phishing scams. While some outputs contain minor errors, many are convincing enough to deceive individuals in everyday situations.
- ▪ChatGPT Images 2.0 can generate photorealistic images with accurate text, a significant improvement over previous models.
- ▪The model was used to create fake IDs, medical documents, bank alerts, and forged receipts with minimal effort.
- ▪Although some generated images contain small errors, such as incorrect tax calculations or distorted maps, many appear realistic enough to support phishing and other scams.
- ▪OpenAI's tool can fabricate screenshots of financial alerts, social media posts, and travel confirmations to aid in deceptive schemes.
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TechnologyHey Chat, Make Me a Fake IDOpenAI made the perfect tool for scammers.By Lila ShroffIllustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Getty.May 2, 2026, 7:30 AM ET ShareSave Donald Trump is on TikTok doing his morning routine. “Get ready with me for a big day 💄🇺🇸,” reads the caption, as the president holds a makeup brush to his cheek. The scene is a still, ostensibly a screenshot of a TikTok clip. Like so much other AI-generated slop coursing through the internet, the image is fake and ridiculous. It also looks unnervingly real: There are no hands with six fingers, physics-defying angles, or other flagrant signs of AI-generated imagery.
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