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DJI Used an AI-Generated ‘Person’ In an Ad, Angering the Actual Humans Who Buy Products

DJI angered customers after publishing a now-deleted TikTok ad featuring an AI-generated avatar that appeared to be a real person, sparking backlash from actual human buyers.

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DJI is in a bit of hot water after it was discovered publishing an AI-generated ad on TikTok, where AI-generated people are not all that unusual. DJI's now-deleted ad featured a video with an AI avatar who looks, mostly, like a real, actual person.

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