A new viral prank involving AI-generated images is pushing some Texas families into full-blown panic mode, and now police are stepping in.
Over the weekend, officers in Round Rock responded to two separate 911 calls from frantic parents who believed someone had broken into their homes. The evidence was texted photos (disturbingly realistic ones) showing a stranger sitting on their couch, wandering the kitchen, or helping himself to food in the fridge.
But the intruders weren’t real. The photos had been faked using AI tools, which is part of a trend among teenagers who are crafting artificial break-in scenes and sending them to friends and family for laughs…