Soccer Fans 'Outraged' After Discovering Identity of 'World Cup Bikini Beauty' Captivating the World

Recently, photos of a woman known as the "North and Central America World Cup beauty" have been spreading rapidly on social media. The woman in the photos drew significant attention by staring into the camera while wearing a bikini with a Stars and Stripes pattern, showing off her tanned skin.

However, this woman was not a real person, but a virtual figure created by AI. Foreign media outlets, including the British newspaper The Sun, reported, "The woman who heated up social media does not exist," adding, "Many users mistook it for a real photo because the skin texture, clothing, and lighting were so sophisticated, but it was created using an AI image generation tool."

As AI content generation technology advances rapidly, the number of images that are difficult to distinguish from reality is increasing. Consequently, various social issues such as the spread of misinformation, the triggering of misunderstandings, infringement of portrait rights, and the decline of information credibility are emerging as new challenges.

Reported by Yang Hyun-yi | Video by Lee Eui-seon | Graphics by Yang Hye-min | Source: The Sun, X (@OpsHQs) | Produced by SBS Digital News