is one of the most iconic images of the 20th century — But last week a Google search for “Tank Man” brought up an AI-generated image as the feature picture.
Google has since deleted the AI image that appeared at the very top of regular Google searches. The image in question shows a Chinese man taking a selfie in front of a tank, it was posted to the Midjourney sub-Reddit — a forum specifically made to post AI images.Alarmingly, the person who posted the image was always clear that it was created by artificial intelligence and defended themselves when someone accused him of “spreading misinformation” on Google.
“Bro, take it up with Google,” writes u/Ouroboros696969. “I posted this image to a SUBREDDIT SPECIFICALLY FOR AI ART YOU DUNCE.”that appeared at the top of Google in June when people searched for the painter Johannes Vermeer.