A charity has released ads that look like they were produced with artificial intelligence (AI) image generators.
An series of advertisements in support of U.K.-based Charity Right immediately caught the attention of the users of Reddit which is where the ads were shared.
“Am I going off or does this organization make use of AI-generated images to promote their services?” Was the title for a well-known Reddit post where people were unanimous in their belief that the pictures were created by a program like Midjourney.
PETaPixel has reached out to Charity Right for confirmation on whether the images were created by AI.
Telltale Signs
Redditors noted that the kids in the photo has distinct eye colors and a little girl has mustache.
“The Ukraine shirt is also an unreliable prize,” writes one user. “It is a favorite to include the word “charity” when you are asked to do anyone who is involved in charity.”
It’s common knowledge the fact that AI images generated by image makers have a difficult time to hold fingers but the sole hand visible in images is off-center and lacking fingers.
Charity Right, based in Bradford, England, is an official charity registered through the British government. Its web site along with its social media platforms are brimming with authentic photos.
It’s not clear if it’s only visible on Reddit where artificial images are being used.
“I do not mind AI art however, if you are unable to find a real picture of a child who is hungry, how do we know if the money donated is actually utilized to help them?” One Redditor wrote. “It is just a bit odd to me.”
One commenter who claims to work for a charitable organization claims that they used Midjourney to make a ‘kids poster in recent times.
“Let me share with you the other perspective”We are a local charity, and we require money because every penny goes to the children we assist,” the person says.
They then claim that “you shouldn’t use images of kids from any source” and that children have a tendency to be “super vulnerable” as well as other reasons.
