Travel enthusiasts need to exercise caution when watching AI-generated travel videos, as a Malaysian couple recently fell victim to a fake attraction hoax. The elderly couple ended up driving over 230 miles to a small town in Perak after watching a convincing travel video, only to discover that the attraction did not actually exist.
Local media reports revealed that the couple checked into a hotel in Perak’s Pengkalan Hulu area and inquired about the non-existent cable car ride. It was a hotel employee who broke the news to them that the attraction was a product of artificial intelligence:
I was so shocked... I explained to the auntie that the video was made by AI and not real.
— @dyaaaaaaa._, a hotel employee, via Threads
The woman, feeling deceived, expressed intentions to sue the journalist featured in the video, only to realize that even the reporter was AI-generated. This incident serves as a cautionary tale about the potential risks associated with AI travel content.
