Key facts
- AI-generated images falsely showing Dua Lipa's wedding in Palermo, Sicily, have circulated widely online.
- The images fooled some social media users and digital media outlets.
- The photos were created by Italian digital artist Rick Dick.
- Rick Dick stated his intention was to create satirical, light-hearted caricatures, not to deceive.
- Concerns exist about the removal of attribution when AI-generated images are shared.
A series of artificial intelligence-generated images purporting to show pop star Dua Lipa celebrating her wedding in Palermo, Sicily, have circulated widely online, misleading some social media users and even digital media outlets. The images, which showed Lipa with guests and celebrities like actor Callum Turner, were created by Italian digital artist Rick Dick.
Rick Dick, known for his satirical AI content, initially shared the pictures with the hashtag #ai. He told Euronews' fact-checking team, The Cube, that he was surprised by the reaction and found it amusing that some people believed the images were real, especially as several were intentionally absurd. The artist emphasized that his intention was never to deceive but to create light-hearted caricatures inspired by the significant online attention surrounding a private event.