Fact Check: AI image of ‘impossible’ wildlife encounter hampers conservation work: research group

A conservation research group debunked a viral social media post claiming to show a camera trap image of an orangutan cuddling a clouded leopard. The image, which circulated on Facebook, was identified as AI-generated by AFP using an AI detection tool that found a 99.6 percent probability of fabricated content. Experts from the Danau Girang Field Centre in East Malaysia's Sabah state stated the interaction is biologically impossible because clouded leopards are natural predators and orangutans do not live in groups or sit upright in the manner depicted.

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