AI incident ·
Purportedly AI-Generated Video Reportedly Misled Elderly Malaysian Couple Into Traveling to Nonexistent Cable Car Attraction
In brief
An AI system built by Synthetic Video Generation Technology Developers, Synthetic Media Generation Technology Developers and 1 other and deployed by Tv Rakyat, Synthetic Media Creators and 3 others allegedly harmed Travelers, Tourists and 7 others.
- Risk domain
- Not classified
- Occurred
- Coverage
- 10 reports
What happened
An elderly couple from Kuala Lumpur reportedly drove three hours to Kuak Hulu, Perak, on June 30, 2025, after viewing a purportedly Google Veo 3-generated video depicting a nonexistent cable car attraction called the Kuak Skyride. Published on TikTok by "TV Rakyat," the video featured a synthetic reporter and purported visitors. The couple learned after arriving that the attraction did not exist.
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News reports (8)
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Who was involved
- Alleged deployer
- Tv Rakyat, Synthetic Media Creators, Information Manipulation Actors In Malaysia, Information Manipulation Actors, Content Creators
- Alleged developer
- Synthetic Video Generation Technology Developers, Synthetic Media Generation Technology Developers, Google
- Alleged harmed party
- Travelers, Tourists, Tiktok Users, Social Media Users, Facebook Users, Epistemic Integrity, Elderly Individuals In Malaysia, Elderly Individuals, Consumers
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Source record: incident #1634 on the AI Incident Database · all 10 reports