Does your hotel room exist? What to do when AI makes it hard to trust photos
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As AI use becomes increasingly prevalent, holidaymakers may find themselves falling into traps, not realising pictures such as these are generated.
PHOTO: GEMINI AI GENERATED
- Hotel photos online are increasingly AI-generated or heavily edited, which can mislead and disappoint travellers.
- Laws and industry standards for labelling AI-generated content vary globally, making it hard for travellers to identify manipulated images or seek redress.
- Hospitals may use AI to cut marketing costs and improve visuals, but authenticity remains crucial.
AI generated
SINGAPORE – When Singaporean Marc Tang arrived at the hotel he had booked for a three-night stay in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, he thought he had stepped into the wrong building.
Instead of a welcoming lobby space, he and his girlfriend were greeted by bare concrete floors and walls, trash strewn on the floor, and the faint smell of dirt.
