Image of Elon Musk dining with ‘robot girlfriend’ is fake

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Image of Elon Musk dining with ‘robot girlfriend’ is fake
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A Facebook post claims to have photographic proof that Elon Musk, X’s owner and Tesla’s CEO, dined with a 'robot girlfri

PolitiFact didn’t find credible reports or Musk statements about a robot girlfriend.A Facebook post claims to have photographic proof that Elon Musk, X’s owner and Tesla’s CEO, dined with a"robot girlfriend," but that image was generated with artificial intelligence.

"Elon Musk has announced his first robot girlfriend, with artificial intelligence. Musk said he took her out to dinner and enjoyed talking to her, calling her smart, beautiful and obedient … Wow this is so crazy!!," an Aug. 10 Facebook postThe posts were flagged as part of Meta’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. ".

"This image is highly likely to be generated by AI models," Lyu said."There are plenty of artifacts, such as Musk's hands … but also the details of the utensils." Musk appears to have an extra finger and the utensils on the table look distorted. The image of Musk seated in a restaurant with a humanoid robot is not real. We rate claims that he"announced his first robot girlfriend, with artificial intelligence" False.

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