Many in Baltimore, even elected officials, are still sounding off after the Baltimore Inspector General shared an AI-generated image of Mayor Brandon Scott on her social media page.
The A.I. picture includes what appears to be Mayor Scott surrounded by piles of money, holding shopping bags while smoking a cigar. It’s the thumbnail to a video on YouTube.
AI photo leads to controversy
The YouTuber, Hannibal Is Hungry, behind the video created another video in response to Inspector General Isabel Cumming sharing his content and the fallout that came with it. He said the outrage behind the AI picture distracts from the OIG’s investigation.
“I know many of you guys who watch YouTube realize there are tons and tons of AI-generated images,” he said in the video…