US EditionMonkeys on the Loose in Missouri as Fake AI Images Complicate Efforts to Catch Them
Unknown number of vervet monkeys remain at large near O'Fallon Park, with officials warning not to approach and noting AI-generated sightings complicate capture efforts.
- A group of vervet monkeys has been roaming freely in St. Louis since last week, with authorities still unsure how many escaped or who owns them.
- Efforts to track the monkeys have been complicated by residents sharing fake AI-generated images, falsely claiming the animals had been captured.
- Local health officials say the incident has triggered widespread rumours, with AI making it harder to distinguish real sightings from hoaxes.
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AI Implicated as Escaped Monkeys Rampage Through St. Louis
Monkeys are incredible escape artists, known to break out of research labs and even trucks that crashed on the highway. Private enclosures are also no match for the dexterous and scheming simians. Last week, multiple Vervet monkeys, which are native to sub-Saharan Africa, were spotted roaming the streets of St. Louis, Missouri, alarming officials. Nobody knows how many of them there are, or where they even came from. It’s also illegal to own Ver…
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AI images cause 'confusion' in search for monkeys on the loose in St. Louis
Authorities are searching for four vervet monkeys that were spotted last week in north St. Louis.
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Santa Maria TimesBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH A handful of monkeys escaped in St. Louis, Missouri, and the images generated by artificial intelligence have complicated the work of locating them. The first sighting of the Vervet monkeys was on Thursday near a park in the northern part of the city, which caused “rumor after rumor,” said City Department of Health spokesman Willie Springer. At the moment it is unknown who the animals belong to, how they escaped or exact…
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