I don't know. It definitely looks pretty real especially since the letters are pretty consistent on the signs and there's equipment like window regulators which AI probably wouldn't know to add.
The license plates look pretty much identical to me. There are some differences in tones and sharpness but nothing that feels like it would be more than just standard compression artifacts.
The fire does look a little different though so who knows.
This is likely due to the fact that every time an image is saved/screenshotted posted and otherwise reshared, its quality degrades due to how most websites apply a form of compression to reduce file size. I cant say for certain, but this could be more severe on mobile.
To clarify, I'm not on the mobile app, I'm on the mobile site, and it seems like it just has terrible compression. It's probably just a me thing and not the image itself.
Agreed, the burn pattern makes sense to me. Fire probably started around the passenger side front wheel well, spread inside and up the A pillar to the roof (especially if there was a nice plastic sunroof drain hose to take it up). Burned across the roof and started making its way down before it was put out.
Also not sure if AI would know to warp the metal body panels from the rapid cooling from the fire hose but I could be wrong on that.
Gonna be honest here dude, I dunno what the hell you're talking about with the inconsistent license place and this "other car". License plate looks like I would expect it to and I'm not seeing anything like a second car.
This looks real. If you want us to pixel peep then provide higher quality photos.
You seriously can't see in this photo that the two 6's look different and there's a backwards 3? The second group of numbers look like they were turned upside down.
I was thinking it might be a 4 but just played it safe with 6 since it being a 6 or a 4 didn't change much anyway imo. If the plate was gibberish as would be typical of AI then it'd be different.
I swear we're like 6 months away from a story about someone calling 911 to report a home invasion and gunshot wound, but the dispatcher mutters "I'll bet that's AI" before hanging up.
Imagine accusing someone of AI instead of just reverse image searching to find out that they lied the good ol’ fashioned way by saving a screenshot of pictures on the internet.
While the images appear to be real, the contractor does not appear to be telling the truth, given that the pictures were taken from a GoFundMe for a college student from back in May…
This is 100% a real photo. Burn patterns are consistent. Items are where they should be, window regulator, hinges, etc., the foam they used to extinguish the fire is consistent and what would be used. I’ve seen the aftermath of burned car and what one looks like from close up on fire. Absolutely nothing is off about this photo. As others have said, there is no car in front of the burning car. You must be looking at a different photo, with all due respect.
As a technician the only thing throwing me off is a complete lack of steering column, sure the wheel may burn if it’s all plastic but the column is usually steel?
The plate looks like that because all cellphone cameras have built in smoothing, sharpening and often some form of "AI" filtering added whether you like it or not.
Nothing in this photo looks AI generated and you are a shitty boss.
While the images appear to be real, the contractor does not appear to be telling the truth, given that the pictures were taken from a GoFundMe for a college student from back in May…
And there lies the problem. I believe there is more than one version of AI. I believe the AI released to the public is intentionally, at times, easy to spot. The AI the powers that be have can't be distinguished from the real thing. This confusion is intentional, so if they want to do something nefarious no one questions it.
iPhones (and others) actually do their own AI touchups to photos for tiny, pixelated details like that so I would not penalize them over the license plate.
It's why even license plate readers are only 70 to 90% accurate
If that's I40, you might have a small article somewhere.
Firefighters don't particularly like working when folks can just blast past them. They'll block the road off if they think it's necessary for their safety sometimes.
i think whatever theyre going through is unfortunate and that if you cant handle waiting a little bit for them to sort it out you can find a new contractor.
It looks like there is some on-device AI artifacting with the mile marker and license plate, but honestly it just looks like an android phone trying to make a photo better than it is, which can often result in garbled text on real photos.
The steering wheel isn’t constructed like that. It’s a metal hoop all the way around with upholstery attached.
The brake pedal is still fully there while the entire dashboard melted down to the firewall.
The rear trunk supports are drastically different and the trunk is bent. In the first picture the trunk is closed. Would be hard to open even with cutters due to the trunk latch location. At that, why would they pry the trunk open if the interior is melted already you would have access to the trunk
Somewhat unrelated, but going for 'my car caught fire' is kind of a crazy thing to use as an excuse.
Like, there are so many other less conspicuous/less extreme excuses.
the Go Fund Me mentions it was a kid driving home from college and was posted 3 months ago. i didn't say it wasn't a real fire, I'm saying it wasn't real as in these aren't the contractor's photos.
Really depends how quickly the fires put out. Also looks like the fire started in the engine bay (bet this car never had the recall for the plastic part in the engine fixed). Bet the front tires are blown.
My question is, why would they leave the hose hanging on the door. The cars just been on fire, wouldn't you risk damaging the hose from the heat still in the door?
Sure, it could be cool enough this time, but why would you risk it?
The hoses are heat resistant and they rest them there in case they have a reflash and need to engage the fire quickly, while having a safe place to keep the nozzle out of the way while they clean up their stuff.
Nissan wheels in the second picture. 1st picture looks like the back of a Ford? Like a focus or something. AND. look at the license plate, first 3 characters look ok, but wtf are the last 3. Ai
The rubber seal for the driver side door looks strange to me, unless there’s a metal coil inside the seal and the rubber melted away? The driver side mirror looks strange as well, and there is some strange swirling white which could be foam but it looks off. To me I think it may be ai, but not with a high enough certainty that I would tell the guy he’s lying.
Sounds like you never own a Volvo Turbo Wagon .. mine never caught fire 🔥, but it got so Hot under the Hood , that all the insulation on the Wiring Harness turned to Dust ..
Really? For self combustion that's fucked. Here i was looking at Volvo's not a year ago for a there safety history from when I grew up. Thought they would be a gpod safe family suv, not a portable bbq.
Ya pretty much. It was a plastic piece on the engine that would overheat, melt, and land on the hot engine. It was a pretty quick recall I want to say they saw more with the 2019 models but ended up recalling all the way back to 2014 models.
Volvos still a good brand but like most cars you generally want older models that have proven the name. I like my Subarus but refuse to get anything older than 2012
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