It is the nightmare of many parents: while your child is home alone, you will receive a photo of an intruder in your house. “Mom, there was just a homeless man in front of the door, he is now in,” it says. With a photo still. Panic! Brabant agents say they get many 112 reports, in principle a logical response to an intruder in the house. Only … that ‘homeless man’ does not exist: it is a silly joke that goes around Tiktok.
The AI filter of a homeless man in front of the door is popular with young people on social media. This is a digital trick with which you can take a lifelike photo of someone who is not there at all with a few clicks.
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Many parents kick the joke of their child, and that is a problem, the police said Breda-Zuid on Instagram. They have often received reports of these so -called ‘trapers’ lately and then jerk out. Once on the spot, nothing turns out to be wrong. “We would like to catch real crooks, but we have less time for that kind of jokes,” the police say on social media.
Also in De Meierij the police have her hands full on the trend. She even says she pulls out ‘several times a day’ for these fake windmills. A police helicopter was even used once. “We understand that young people want to participate,” the police respond via Instagram. “But think about what the result can be. It cannot be the intention that someone with an urgent request for help has to wait because we want to catch your AI-generated wanderer.”
AI-roofless ‘picked up’
The agents show that they themselves also have a feeling for humor. On their Instagram they share a photo of the ‘captured’ AI-indender in the police car: “We already have this.” So for this AI-Insluiper you no longer have to call, for real intruders of course.
