Gardaí warn against AI 'home intruder' social media prank

Craze of people sending AI-generated home intruder pics is 'wasting Garda time'

The AI prank, which usually involves someone telling a family member they have invited a stranger into their house, is doing the rounds on social media at the moment.

Gardaí warn against AI 'home intruder' social media prank

Gardaí have urged the public not to engage in a social media prank involving "AI generated images of home intruders".

Gardai issue urgent appeal on creepy viral AI 'home invasion prank'

Often elderly relatives are getting alarming photos of strange men in family homes

Gardai slam viral AI prank as 'waste of resources'

Gardaí have slammed a viral prank that appears to depict people breaking into people’s homes and sleeping. The prank, which has gone viral on TikTok and Instagram, shows people pranking their family members with AI-generated photos of men sleeping in their beds or on the couch. While some would view this as a harmless prank, Gardaí have warned that some people have been ringing them, thinking that the home intrusion is genuine — with Gardaí sayi…

Warning over AI ‘home intruder’ prank circulating on social media

An Garda Síochána has issued a warning after a dangerous social media prank – involving AI-generated images of home intruders – led to a number of emergency call-outs. The trend, which has begun circulating online, involves sending loved ones fabricated images appearing to show an intruder inside their home. Gardaí say the hoax has already triggered several emergency deployments, only for officers to discover no burglary had taken place. In a st…

Gardaí Ask People To Stop Pranking Their Parents

Yesterday, we covered the emerging trend on social media where kids pranked their parents using AI-generated images suggesting they had let someone into the house. When writing, I did flag that it felt a little odd towards the homeless community, but I didn’t think of another issue. An Garda Síochána are no asking members of the public stop pranking people with this AI prank. In a statement, Gardaí said the prank has already led to several insta…