Princess Kate scandal turns attention on rise of AI and photo manipulation

Photoshop fails are hardly a new thing – but rarely, if ever, do they involve members of the British Royal Family.

A seemingly harmless photo of the Princess of Wales and her three children has turned into a major embarrassment, after eagle-eyed followers saw noticeable edits had been made to the photo.

It has reignited not only a debate about the Royal Family’s secrecy, but also on photo manipulation as AI tools gain more prominence.

Today on The Front Page, New Zealand Herald deputy lifestyle editor Emma Gleason digs into the mystery behind the photo, and AI expert Dr Paul Duignan joins later to discusst how worried we should be about this. 

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