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Screen Time | I can't escape them: cheating AI fruit characters on my timeline

Screen Time | I can't escape them: cheating AI fruit characters on my timeline

Tech reporter Rutger Otto discusses the recent trend of AI-generated fruit characters depicting infidelity scenarios on social media in his weekly column 'Schermtijd'. The article explores the current state of internet culture and the unconventional ways artificial intelligence is being used to create viral content.

Based on reporting by nu. Translated and condensed by LocalHeadlines.

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