The Pope's 'Holy Drip' and other AI-generated images

In January, realistic-looking images of women at a party went viral [Courtesy,Business Today]

It added: "These images were shared by a Twitter user who used a popular AI platform called Midjourney to create these ultra-realistic images."

The images looked so life-like that it was almost impossible to tell that they were computer-generated and captured ladies enjoying what looked like a real party - laughing, having drinks and seemingly chatting the evening away.

In December 2022, New Delhi TV (NDTV), reported about viral images of women with stereotypical Indian features, calling the pics "a portrayal of the artiste's imagination of how women from different states look like."

There was also a version of images for men.

Viral images of African elderly people created by Malik Afegbua [Courtesy, Reuters]

The use of AI has captured the attention of tech experts, who have raised questions on how the public can differentiate between what is real and what is fake as the tool gets more popular.

"Henry Ajder, the AI expert and presenter of the BBC radio series The Future Will be Synthesised, said that this technology has developed with 'lightning speed' within the last year, and shows no signs of slowing down," UK's iNews reported.

"Not only have the tools become "radically accessible" and easy for anyone to use, but they have also become more sophisticated - generating images that look increasingly realistic."