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AI 'Homeless Man' Challenge Sparks Outrage as Police Called Over Dangerous Viral Trend

A homeless man poses with his personal belongings at a bus stop in Phoenix in November. (Credit: ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP via Getty Images)

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A controversial and dangerous viral trend leveraging artificial intelligence has prompted a police investigation after a prank went dramatically wrong.

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