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A Victory Day mural in Moscow Oblast costing 1.6M rubles (~$20K) featured an AI image of a soldier used for AFU recruitment. Officials quickly covered it after the blunder was discovered. (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz to c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz
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https://united24media.com/latest-news/russia-accidentally-spends-20k-painting-ukrainian-azov-soldier-on-victory-day-mural-8379

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[–] DiaDeLosMuertos@aussie.zone 34 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What is the AFU please ?

[–] LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz 40 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Armed Forces of Ukraine

[–] DiaDeLosMuertos@aussie.zone 19 points 2 months ago

Oh God, awesome and thanks.

[–] floo@retrolemmy.com 19 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

FYI, that’s about $20,000 USD

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Do you have a link that doesn't require Telegram?

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The source doesn't say it was AI, and I reckon it was an inside job

[–] LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Axiochus@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

From what I can see, this source also doesn't say it's AI.

[–] LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 months ago

From a different article:

The controversial image appears to have been generated using artificial intelligence and was approved by the city administration before painting began.

Ironically, according to Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR), the same stock photo from Depositphotos has been used in their own recruitment materials.

https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/05/14/russians-paint-propaganda-mural-with-ai-image-used-by-ukraine-military-intelligence/

[–] zabadoh@ani.social 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

AI displayed the correct image for the prompt "photo of a heroic soldier"

Heroiam Slava!

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 3 points 1 month ago

That is plausible if it is AI. "Show a hero from the Special Military Operation in Ukraine" lol