Russian military recruitment ad on VK used AI-generated image of Navalny
A Russian military contract recruitment post on the social network VK used an AI-generated image of the late opposition politician Alexey Navalny. Oleg Kashin was among the first to notice it.
TL;DR
- A Russian military recruitment post on VK used an AI-generated image that resembled Alexey Navalny.
- The recruitment organization, "Rodina Geroev," operates through multiple websites and advertises contract positions for the "SVO" (Special Military Operation).
- The organization claimed the use of Navalny's likeness was a mistake by their marketer and that the image was generated.
- Journalists who contacted the organization received conflicting explanations, with one stating it was a random person who looked similar and another confirming it was a generated image.
- The controversial post was deleted, but other recruitment advertisements from the same organization remained online.