Stanford event photo altered with AI to change a student, Times reports
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What this means for you
Nothing to act on. The material available names no model, tool or vendor and does not say who made the edit, so there is no product, price or date to plan around — this is a report about a university's handling of a photograph.
The New York Times reports that a photograph taken at a Stanford University Lunar New Year party in 2024 was altered using AI so that a Black student was replaced by a Hispanic student. The available text identifies the student pictured, Billy Ramirez, who was photographed with two others, and says the university's dining service posted the image online the next day. The Times' article appeared on 22 September 2026; the incident-database entry citing it is dated 24 September 2026. The material supplied does not name the tool used, say who made the change, or give the university's response.
Key facts
- ·The photograph was taken at a Stanford University Lunar New Year party in 2024 and shows student Billy Ramirez with two other students. source
- ·Stanford's dining service posted the photo online the day after it was taken. source
- ·The New York Times reports the image was altered with AI to swap a Black student for a Hispanic student. source
- ·The Times article is dated 22 September 2026; the incident-database entry citing it is dated 24 September 2026. source
- ·No model, vendor or editing tool is named in the text available, and no university statement is included. source
What the sources say
- AI Incident Database (aggregator) — Aggregator stub summarising a newspaper report about an edited campus photograph; the full article text is not included.
Sources
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- AI Incident DatabaseStanford Used A.I. to Swap Black Student for Hispanic Student in a Photo2026-09-24