Santa Ana’s ‘viper’ was an AI hoax (opens the source in a new tab)
- A resident showed police an AI-made photo of a Gaboon viper.
- Police’s Grok check called it real; no snake was found.
- Grok
- called the photo real
- 0
- snakes found in search
Why it matters A fake takes one prompt; expect many more.
Other side Hoaxes predate AI; human checks still work.