Nothing says “career growth” like getting dragged by the entire internet before lunchtime. Enter Lauren Blake, who is currently learning that Photoshop, or, in this case, “AI” can giveth, and the internet can absolutely taketh away. The influencer is under heavy fire after a viral image showed her face sitting very comfortably on body of black model Tatiana Elizabeth.
Now, when people noticed something was off, and trust me, people always notice, things escalated quickly. Social media turned into CSI: Instagram. Users were zooming in, comparing photos, and connecting dots like their lives depended on it.
And then came the explanation. Lauren Blake blamed AI.
According to her, the viral image wasn’t intentional. It was just one of those “oops, the algorithm gave me a whole new body” situations. You know, the kind that totally happens all the time, right?
But Tatiana was not impressed.
Although Blake claimed to take ‘full responsibility’ on Wednesday, she also blamed an artificial intelligence content system and her ‘team’ for the mishap.
‘That shouldn’t have happened, and I take full responsibility,’ Blake told TMZ. ‘This came from an A.I. content system my team uses to generate images at scale. I did not see the original image or intentionally set out to copy anyone’s work, but that doesn’t change the outcome.
‘I understand this impacted another creator, especially when it comes to respecting original work, and I never want to contribute to that kind of frustration or harm within the creative community that I have been a part of for 10 years,’ she said.
‘I don’t think it’s coming from a sincere place,’ Elizabeth told TMZ. ‘I think she just wants the situation to blow over and to get back to scheduled programming.’
‘I don’t think she was honest. I don’t think she is authentic in her apology. I think she’s just saying what she thinks she needs to say in order to move past this.’
At the end of the day, this whole situation is a reminder that the internet never misses. You can edit, filter, enhance, and remix all you want, but someone, somewhere, will spot the seams.
Moral of the story? If you’re going to post a photo, maybe make sure it’s actually you.
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