- Tinubu, Kagame Photo Is Real, Presidency Dismisses AI Allegations
- Ajayi explained that President Tinubu and President Kagame met in Paris on Sunday
- Ajayi also criticised the writer or editor behind the report for failing to seek clarification
The Presidency has debunked reports and social media claims alleging that a photograph showing President Bola Tinubu with Rwandan President Paul Kagame in Paris was generated using artificial intelligence.
Eko Hot Blog reports that in a statement issued on Monday, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, described the claims as misleading and unfounded, insisting that the image is authentic.
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Ajayi explained that President Tinubu and President Kagame met in Paris on Sunday, where they had a private lunch before later joining French President Emmanuel Macron for dinner the same evening.
According to him, the photograph was taken with a mobile phone and initially appeared to be of low quality. He said the photographer later used Grok, an AI powered image enhancement tool, to improve the picture’s clarity.
“The use of a digital tool to enhance picture quality does not make the image AI generated,” Ajayi said.
He added that conclusions drawn by some media outlets and social media users were incorrect and based on a misunderstanding of the image enhancement process.
Ajayi also criticised the writer or editor behind the report for failing to seek clarification before publishing what he described as an erroneous conclusion.
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