Stanford student was erased after university photo change sparks AI controversy
By Chris Pugh, cleveland.comStanford University says it broke its own rules after a campus promotional image was changed with artificial intelligence, leading to criticism from a student who said he felt left out and misrepresented.The controversy centers on a photo used by Stanford Residential & Dining Enterprises. According to reports from The Stanford Review, PEOPLE and other outlets, the original image showed three students at a campus dining location. In the version later used in university materials, one student, Billy Ramirez, appeared to have been replaced by an AI-generated person.
- ▪By Chris Pugh, cleveland.comStanford University says it broke its own rules after a campus promotional image was changed with artificial intelligence, leading to criticism from a student who said he felt left out and misrepresented.The cont
- ▪According to reports from The Stanford Review, PEOPLE and other outlets, the original image showed three students at a campus dining location.
- ▪In the version later used in university materials, one student, Billy Ramirez, appeared to have been replaced by an AI-generated person.
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By Chris Pugh, cleveland.comStanford University says it broke its own rules after a campus promotional image was changed with artificial intelligence, leading to criticism from a student who said he felt left out and misrepresented.The controversy centers on a photo used by Stanford Residential & Dining Enterprises. According to reports from The Stanford Review, PEOPLE and other outlets, the original image showed three students at a campus dining location. In the version later used in university materials, one student, Billy Ramirez, appeared to have been replaced by an AI-generated person.
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