Saline County sheriff’s office makes statement after AI altered image draws critical response | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

The Saline County sheriff's office issued a statement on social media after an AI-altered image from a Facebook post about a traffic stop drew criticism. The original post, published on July 28, showed confiscated items including marijuana, ecstasy pills, cash, and a gun, with two deputies standing nearby. Viewers noticed an 'AI content' label and questioned the authenticity of the items in the image. The sheriff's office confirmed that AI was used to edit the background of the photo because it was taken in a patrol room, but stated that all seized items were real and the arrest was authentic. The office provided an unaltered photo showing that cardboard boxes and paper cups had been edited out of the original image.

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