At first glance, the images looked like those of a happy family in Singapore. There were photos of the couple during their school days and on dates, the woman pregnant and the man holding their supposed newborn with a caption that read: “My boys”.Except the family did not exist – the images were all AI-generated.The man in the photos did not even know about them until a friend alerted him in December last year, The Straits Times reported on Sunday. In real life, he was not married or in a relationship.
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NSR-2026-0622-86334News Report·EN·Human Interest
Singaporean man traumatised over ex-schoolmate’s AI photos of them as family
A Singaporean man was reportedly traumatized after discovering AI-generated images depicting him as part of a non-existent family. The fabricated photos, which included scenes from his school days, dates, a pregnancy, and holding a newborn, were created by an ex-schoolmate.
SCMP’s Asia deskSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-22 · 08:36 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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A Singaporean man was reportedly traumatized after discovering AI-generated images depicting him as part of a non-existent family. The fabricated photos, which included scenes from his school days, dates, a pregnancy, and holding a newborn, were created by an ex-schoolmate. The man was unaware of these images until a friend informed him in December. In reality, he is not married and is not in a relationship. The AI-generated images were shared with a caption suggesting a family unit, causing distress to the man.
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The AI-generated images included captions like 'My boys'.
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In reality, the man was not married or in a relationship.
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The man in the AI photos was unaware of their existence until a friend alerted him.
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AI-generated images depicted a man and woman as a family, including school days and pregnancy.
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