"In the days leading up to New Year's Eve, AI-generated posts flooded social media, showing fireworks over the Brooklyn Bridge. These posts claimed the fireworks would be part of the city's New Year's Eve festivities. The videos were apparently convincing enough that thousands of people showed up along the Brooklyn waterfront to see the display for themselves. The large crowd of people was duped by fake ads about a fireworks show at the Brooklyn Bridge. As midnight hit, nothing happened. No fireworks."
"'Last night, thousands of people went to DUMBO & the Brooklyn Bridge expecting New Year's Eve fireworks,' he wrote on Instagram. 'They waited for hours in the cold... and nothing happened. Why? Because in the past few days, social media pages and AI-generated posts shared videos of fireworks at the Brooklyn Bridge, claiming they were for NYE. Those videos were actually from July 4th.'"
AI-generated social posts circulated videos showing fireworks over the Brooklyn Bridge and claimed they were part of New Year's Eve festivities, prompting thousands to gather along the Brooklyn waterfront. The footage was actually from July 4th and no fireworks were scheduled for New Year's Eve at the bridge. Crowds waited in the cold until midnight with nothing happening. Many of the pages promoting the posts were run by people who do not live in New York City. The incident demonstrates how convincing AI visuals and unchecked social media posts can mislead large numbers of people.
Read at The Daily Dot
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