Viral Titanic AI Image Highlights Generative Tech's Double-Edged Sword
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AI-generated image shows Jack and Rose from "Titanic" taking a selfie while swimming in the ocean next to the (not sunk) Titanic ship.
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Image has hallmarks of AI creations like smooth skin, extra smokestacks on ship, smartphones not actually existing at that time.
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Image being used in memes joking about younger generation's phone obsession, though memes miss that phones didn't exist then.
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AI image generators flooding social media with realistic fake images that could erode trust in online content.
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Same AI tech used for harmless memes could also enable more harmful things like spreading misinformation and scams.