Real or unreal: Lo and behold, AI is doing it at no cost! When fans ‘met’ Messi, without paying Rs 10L
Lionel Messi's recent visit to India sparked a surge of AI-generated images, with fans creating realistic photos of themselves with the football star. The prohibitive cost of official meet-and-greets led many to explore free AI alternatives, blurring the lines between reality and digital fabrication. Even AI tools struggled to definitively identify the authenticity of some viral images.
