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Birthday's AI ad criticized as "creepy" over same faces

Birthday's AI ad criticized as "creepy" over same faces

Japanese retailer Shimamura's children's clothing brand Birthday faced a wave of online criticism over an AI-generated ad, with viewers saying the children's faces looked identical and creepy, or that it looked cheap.

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