Hotels cheat with AI-optimised images

Hotels cheat with AI-optimised images

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A real sea view or AI-generated? Some hotels aren’t too fussy about the authenticity of their photos. / © janzwolinski, Adobe Stock

Every fifth photo of hotels and other accommodations on travel booking platforms shows evidence of being AI-generated or at least AI-optimised. This is shown by a recent study.

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