Kalshi Admits That It Took a Random Guy’s Video and Used AI to Make Him the Host of an Ad, Changing His Race in the Process
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As public outrage over low-quality AI content escalates, companies continue to exploit the technology for their advertisements, often resorting to extreme measures. One such case involves Kalshi, a gambling and insider trading platform, which has come under scrutiny after tech YouTuber Elliott Choy discovered that one of his videos had been transformed into an ad featuring a different person entirely.
The AI-driven process involved altering Choy's appearance, changing his race, and having him promote a product he never endorsed. This incident highlights a particularly egregious example of companies shamelessly using user-generated content without permission, while also whitewashing the subject's identity. Choy stumbled upon the deception just hours after Stanford University faced criticism for employing AI to swap a student in a photograph with a non-existent Black woman.
Notably, Choy has been actively sharing ads for AI company Anthropic's Claude assistant. The original video, uploaded in September last year, featured Choy moving into a new apartment in New York City. Kalshi's representative admitted that the offending ad is "old" and that they "no longer use AI-generated ads" but are "reviewing our relationship with the agency that made it."
However, numerous questions remain unanswered, such as which agency Kalshi contracted for the ad and how many influencers have had their content exploited by the company.
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