A South Korean man could f ace up to five years in prison after posting an AI-generated image showing a wolf roaming the streets of Daejeon.
The realistic image appeared online after reports emerged that a wolf named Neukgu had escaped fromalocalzoo.Thefakeimagemisled emergency teams and delayed the wolf’s capture by up to nine days. Fearing the animal was moving through the city, officials closed primary schools and deployed police and firefighters to search urban areas. The wolf was later found on the outskirts of Daejeon.
The 40-year-old man said he created the image ‘for fun’. He now risks prison time and a fine for spreading misleading AI-generated content.