AI-generated fake mantis photo on iNaturalist alarms scientists
“Through expert analysis, this image was revealed to be a fake created by AI.”
What happened
A photo of what looked like a new species of leaf-camouflaged mantis, posted to the citizen-science site iNaturalist as a sighting in Malaysia, turned out to be made by AI. Bird-watching platform eBird says it will add a system to filter out AI-generated records.