REI pulls AI-generated bike ad after Meta turns it into a two-handled monstrosity

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Facepalm: They say AI-generated images are becoming harder to spot, but that's not always the case. A recent Instagram ad for outdoor gear retail giant REI Co-op, for example, included a bike with handlebars at both the front and rear. But the company is placing the blame for this slop squarely on Meta.

As you can see in the post below, REI's promotional ad for the Van Rysel EDR AF bike appears to show too many chains, blurry lettering, and the unique feature of dual front and rear handlebars.

Rather than being rideable in both directions, this is, of course, another bizarre AI creation.

The ad had been up for a week before being taken down on June 22, plenty of time for users to fill the comments section with the expected vitriol,...

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