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Stanford violated its own AI policy by race-swapping students in ad

Original: Stanford violated AI policy after race-swapping students in ad

Stanford altered student photos in a promotional advertisement using AI to change their apparent race, a move that violated the university's own generative AI policy. The case has drawn criticism for raising questions about authenticity in university marketing and the ethics of editing students' images without consent, sparking debate over institutional hypocrisy given Stanford's prominent role in AI research and policy.

Why now: The irony of a leading AI institution breaking its own AI rules in marketing has made the story widely discussed.

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