DoorDash appears to have confirmed a viral story a couple of driver utilizing an AI-generated photograph to lie about making a supply.
As reported by Nexstar, Austin resident Byrne Hobart mentioned he skilled this very factor, writing in a submit on X: “Superb. DoorDash driver accepted the drive, instantly marked it as delivered, and submitted an AI-generated picture of a DoorDash order (left) at our entrance door (proper).”
After his submit began getting consideration, Hobart provided extra particulars, acknowledging that his story could be “fairly simple” to faux. However he famous, “Somebody chimed in downthread to say that the identical factor occurred to him, additionally in Austin, with the identical driver show identify.”
As for a way the driving force pulled it off, Hobart speculated they used a hacked account on a jailbroken cellphone, acquiring a picture of his entrance door by a DoorDash function that exhibits images from prior deliveries.
A DoorDash spokesperson advised Trendster, “After rapidly investigating this incident, our workforce completely eliminated the Dasher’s account and ensured the client was made complete. Now we have zero tolerance for fraud and use a mix of know-how and human evaluate to detect and stop dangerous actors from abusing our platform.”
