Hong Kong prison service pulls controversial AI-generated K-pop ad after anti-drug messaging backfires

An anti-drug campaign in Hong Kong has been pulled after backfiring spectacularly. According to Channel NewsAsia, the video used artificial intelligence to create K-pop stars who transformed into elderly men in prison, meant to illustrate that drugs devastate lives regardless of their pretty packaging. Authorities have since removed the controversial advertisement.

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