family feud Presenter Steve Harvey on Wednesday became the victim of a fake death declaration automatically generated by artificial intelligence (AI) and spread virally across the waking world.
Reports that the comedy veteran had passed away late Tuesday prompted many social media posters to mourn the 67-year-old's death and offer condolences to his family and loved ones.
Thankfully, nothing of the sort happened to this man who also heads ABC's daytime courtroom series. Judge Steve Harvey.
The Wrap report An article titled “Steve Harvey Passes Away Today: Remembering the Legacy of a Comedy Legend” was posted on Trendcast News and featured on popular media aggregation site NewsBreak. He was caught sharing “AI fiction” in the past.
The fake news story, which included a future release date of December 19, 2024, was still posted on Newsbreak's site as of Wednesday morning.
The “news” of Harvey's death causes Harvey to 2nd most popular Google search The Wrap report revealed that it sparked a reaction from many people on social media.
Harvey has not publicly commented on the death hoax, but he has posted regularly on his social media accounts over the past two days.
There is nothing else to prove that the reports of his death are grossly exaggerated, if not completely and obviously false.
