Image of 'world's largest lobster' contains signs of AI

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AI experts said a picture appearing to show fishermen posing with a giant lobster showed signs of manipulation, after it made the rounds in social media posts claiming it showed the 'world's largest lobster' weighing 150 kilograms (330 pounds). The world's heaviest recorded lobster in fact 20.14 kilograms, according to the Guinness World Records.

AI experts said a picture appearing to show fishermen posing with a giant lobster showed signs of manipulation, after it made the rounds in social media posts claiming it showed the"world's largest lobster" weighing 150 kilograms . The world's heaviest recorded lobster in fact 20.14 kilograms, according to the Guinness World Records.

The post, which was shared by an account with more than 145,000 followers, shows a picture of three men posing alongside a huge lobster on a fishing boat.While some social media users said the image looked fabricated, others appeared to believe it was real.AFP spoke to three computer scientists who said the image shows telltale signs it was created with artificial intelligence.

The American or North Atlantic lobster was caught in 1977 in Nova Scotia, Canada and"later sold to a New York restaurant owner", Guinness World Records said.https://www.youtube.com/embed/cxKLU8R3LEI

 

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