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Another year, another viral deepfake of Katy Perry at the Met Gala and once again, she wasn’t even there.

Photos showing the pop star in a sleek black designer gown circulated widely on social media during Monday night’s event, matching the “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” theme. But the images were AI-generated. Perry quickly clarified she was not at the Met; she was on tour.

Perry’s reaction

“Couldn’t make it to the MET, I’m on The Lifetimes Tour (see you in Houston tomorrow IRL),” she posted to Instagram alongside the fake images.

She added a jab at AI confusion: “P.s. this year I was actually with my mom so she’s safe from the bots… but I’m praying for the rest of y’all.”

 

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The repeat hoax

This marks the second year in a row Perry has gone viral for an AI-generated Met Gala look. In 2024, a fabricated image of her in a floral ball gown fooled thousands, including her own mother.

These deepfakes are getting harder to spot. A fake post claiming Perry wore a never-before-seen Mugler fabric went viral with over 400K views and was even falsely credited to Getty Images.

The spread of believable AI-generated content is becoming a growing concern, especially as it dupes not just fans, but family.

AI is now dressing celebrities for events they don’t attend, and millions are still falling for it.

Perry continues her “Lifetimes Tour” with her next stop in Houston. Meanwhile, the internet keeps grappling with what’s real and what’s algorithm.

Are deepfakes becoming the new celebrity PR?

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People are asking AI to recreate the same image over and over again, with each iteration drifting further and further from the original. 

The results are sometimes amusing, sometimes unsettling. In some cases, the images completely shape-shift into crazy abstract forms. In others, facial features are wildly exaggerated.

One of the most viral images is of actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson replicated a staggering 101 times. 

somebody on Reddit told ChatGPT to replicate an image of The Rock without changing anything 100 times over pic.twitter.com/IcRgmWHCWK

— Kristi Yamaguccimane (@TheWapplehouse) May 3, 2025

While the first few iterations closely resembled the original photo, subsequent versions saw Johnson’s features morph and distort, eventually becoming totally abstract. 

ChatGPT prompted to “create the exact replica of this image, don’t change a thing” 74 times pic.twitter.com/u6E8aVThy2

— internet hall of fame (@InternetH0F) May 1, 2025

I tried the “Create the exact replica of this image, don’t change a thing.” trend. pic.twitter.com/xcAcsvBRJp

— Rish Agarwal (@rish404) April 30, 2025

So what’s going on under the hood? It’s primarily a result of how AI models are trained and how they encode and reconstruct images. 

When an AI is asked to recreate an image, it doesn’t simply copy and paste the original pixels. Instead, it breaks the image down into a complex set of features and patterns, which it then tries to reassemble based on its understanding of what the image should look like.

However, this process is inherently imperfect and introduces small errors or deviations each time. As the image is repeatedly fed back into the AI, these deviations compound, leading to increasingly distorted or unexpected results. 

It’s a bit like playing a visual game of “telephone” or “whispers,” where each message you whisper to the next person introduces new features.

However, AI’s aberrations may also reveal something about the biases and assumptions baked into these models. For example, some images seem to exaggerate facial features or create a warmer, more orange-tinted color palette. 

Users also noticed that eyebrows become highly exaggerated – almost painted on in the style of social media filters. As for the orange tint, some speculate that warmer tints are preferred in photography and thus are more common in the training data. 

Really, though, we have no idea what’s happening inside the immense “black box” that is today’s largest frontier models. 

But in the meantime, social media users seem to be having plenty of fun with the surreal, often disturbing results of repeated recursive AI image generation. 

Trends involving AI, like we recently saw with AI action figures, have recently taken off on social media, with thousands of people getting involved across X, Reddit, TikTok, and Instagram. 

One quipped, “I drained the ocean replicating my image 100 times.” Not to be a buzzkill, but it’s a good point. 

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President Donald Trump has once again found himself at the center of a social media drama after posting an AI-generated image of himself dressed as the Pope.

The image, first appearing on Truth Social, depicts Trump in full papal regalia, complete with a white cassock, mitre, and large crucifix. It later appeared on official White House accounts.

From Donald Trump Truth Social 05/02/25 10:29 PM pic.twitter.com/6BmCkSY1Q8

— Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) May 3, 2025

As you’d imagine, the post has drawn a mix of criticism – mostly amusement, disrespect, and confusion. One X commenter said, “Please take this down. Many Catholics, myself included, find this as a great disrespect to the past and future leader of our church.”

Others can’t help but chuckle at the absurdity of it all. But love it or hate it, you’ve got to admit – the image has got people talking.

Pope Francis passed away recently, and Trump already triggered backlash by stating, “I’d like to be Pope” before suggesting that a “very good” cardinal from New York could be a potential candidate.

Trump’s divisive nature needs little introduction. Where he goes, unpredictability follows, having already drawn criticism for messing with his phone and chewing gum at the Pope’s funeral.

The White House has not yet commented on the intent behind the AI-generated image.

Trump was raised Presbyterian but now identifies as a non-denominational Christian, and has a complex relationship with the Christian faith community given some of his behaviors, convictions, and allegations. 

While he’s enjoyed strong support from conservative evangelical voters, his grasp of Christian doctrine has often been called into question.

Of course, this isn’t the first time AI has dipped into the world of religion. Last year in Germany, an AI-powered avatar delivered a sermon to a packed house at St. Paul’s church. A computer-generated preacher took to the pulpit and waxed poetic about everything from overcoming fear to trusting in Jesus, all while sporting a rather unsettling, unchanging expression.

Back in 2023, an AI-generated image of Pope Francis himself wearing a trendy Balenciaga puffer jacket made the rounds on social media. AI deep fakes have since become far more realistic.

For now, however, the focus remains on the upcoming papal conclave and the future direction of the Catholic Church in the post-Francis era. 

As the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics await white smoke from the Sistine Chapel, Trump’s digital dalliance is not likely to improve his image with many. 

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Skechers just launched Luna, an AI-powered in-store assistant that chats with shoppers, gives style advice, and learns what you like, all while quietly collecting data about your preferences.

Debuting at Skechers’ new flagship store in Singapore’s tech-forward Punggol Coast Mall, Luna is more than a novelty. It’s part of a broader shift toward “phygital” retail, where physical and digital experiences blur into a single, data-rich shopping journey.

About Luna

• AI Stylist in-store: Luna uses speech-to-speech AI to suggest shoes and outfits based on what you’re wearing or browsing.
• Always-on experience: Shoppers can continue the chat later on Telegram, making the assistant portable beyond the store.
• Real-time personalization: Luna adapts its recommendations using live data, bridging AI tech with human-like engagement.

What Skechers says

“With Luna, we’re enhancing the retail journey with a unique, social, and interactive experience,” said Irene Lee, Senior GM at Skechers Singapore. “It’s part of our DNA to connect with customers through innovation.”

This isn’t just about selling shoes. Luna is a data funnel, every conversation helps Skechers refine its inventory, marketing, and design decisions. As Manolis Perrakis of We Are Social Singapore put it: “Agentic AI is the backbone of future consumer-facing systems.”

Shoppers’ advantage:

You’re not just talking to a kiosk, you’re contributing to a feedback loop. With every chat, AI learns your taste and nudges you toward certain products. It’s convenient, yes, but also quietly powerful and potentially invasive.

Privacy alert:

As conversations shift to messaging apps like Telegram, where interactions feel more private, users may not realize how much they’re sharing or how that data will be used.

The challenge

Can Skechers scale this slick AI setup across older stores with less tech infrastructure? And can they maintain human warmth in a system that automates personal touch?

Skechers’ Luna is part chatbot, part personal stylist, and part silent observer. It’s a glimpse into retail’s AI-powered future, where shopping is seamless, smart, and just a little bit surveilled.

Would you take fashion advice from a machine that’s watching you? Skechers is betting you will.

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