Non-existent, one-eyed, disabled and injured British veterans are being used to advertise AI-depicted products like “handmade” patriotic goods and home decor while actually selling cheap, mass produced junk from China that look nothing like the video.
A British veteran who was himself duped by the scam warns that people need to be aware that AI is getting better and better, while humans are only getting worse. “In many ways, we are fighting a battle we can hardly win,” says another.