Kids and pranks go together like peanut butter and jelly. There’s no escaping it, but sometimes, things can go too far. We’re not talking about annoying ding, dong, ditching late at night — we’re talking about some seriously disturbing uses of artificial intelligence (AI) to scare parents.
AI Homeless Man
The Daily Dot reported about a new trend going viral on TikTok dubbed the “AI homeless man” trend. In it, kids will use AI to create realistic-looking images of a random, grimy man in various positions around the house. Like lying on your couch or brushing their teeth in the sink. Then, the kids text the fake images to their parents when their parents are out of the house, pretending that there really is a stranger hanging out in their home. They record their reactions and share them to