Taiwanese celebrity Xiao Zhen slams manufacturer for using fake AI in promotional video

Taiwanese celebrity Xiao Zhen (Hujia Yingzhen) has publicly accused a manufacturer of deceptively using artificial intelligence to alter a promotional video she created for their product. The incident has left the celebrity furious, prompting her to take to social media in the early hours of August 2 to express her outrage.

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My goodness, what an incredibly dishonest manufacturer!

Xiao Zhen, daughter of well-known host Hu Gua, stated that she genuinely liked the product and had filmed a sincere promotional video. However, she was dismayed to discover that the company had proceeded to use AI to manipulate the footage without her knowledge or consent. She described the AI-altered video as "unrealistic" and expressed her profound disappointment and disgust with the company's lack of integrity.

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Why are you so insecure about your own product? I genuinely used your product and filmed a short video, and I thought it was quite good. Yet, without informing us, you used fake AI to interfere with the entire video?

"How can such a large company be so dishonest?" Xiao Zhen questioned in her post. "Why are you so insecure about your own product?" She further elaborated on her frustration, stating that the company had ignored her inquiries about the AI intervention, leaving her to question the authenticity of their collaborations. She declared, "I truly look down on you! Disgusting! Boycott."

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I truly look down on you! Disgusting! Boycott.

In response to the alleged deception, Xiao Zhen has already removed all products associated with the company from her platforms. She is demanding an explanation from the manufacturer, who she claims has been unresponsive to her concerns. The celebrity's strong stance highlights growing concerns about the ethical implications of AI in advertising and content creation, particularly when used without transparency or consent.

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My goodness, how can such a large company, after receiving our questions, use AI to interfere with the video we filmed without reason? And they've been read-only until now?