An Airbnb host allegedly used artificial intelligence to doctor photos of damage to a Manhattan apartment, then tried to charge the guest for it.
An unidentified London-based student rented the home for two-and-a-half months earlier this year but opted to leave the city early after feeling unsafe in the area, the renter told the Guardian .
Soon after leaving, the host alerted Airbnb of the £12,000 (about $22,000) in damages the student reportedly caused.
The host sent photos to Airbnb of a cracked wooden coffee table, complained of a urine-stained mattress, and that the renter damaged a robot vacuum, sofa, microwave, TV and air conditioner.
The woman refuted the claims and upon closer examination of the submitted photos, she suspected the images were digitally manipulated, and accu