(FOUNTAIN, Colo.) — The Fountain Police Department is warning of a new social media trend where people are pranking their friends, family members, or parents using AI-altered photos appearing to simulate an intruder in their home.
“A recent trend nicknamed the ‘AI Homeless Man Prank’ has been picking up in popularity on social media platforms such as TikTok,” read a Facebook post by FPD. “As part of that trend, someone uses artificial intelligence-based photo manipulation techniques to create fake images of an intruder inside a home, with the intent to scare family or roommates.”
The warning comes after FPD officers responded to a burglary call on Wednesday morning, Oct. 15, after a parent called 911 when she received a text from her daughter, which included a photo and message of, “Some strange guy just walked into the house asking to use the restroom.”…