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AI images 'distort memory' of Holocaust, experts warn, as survivor numbers shrink

A photo posted on Facebook names this girl as Hannelore Kaufmann, who was said to have died at Auschwitz aged 13 – but in fact never existed, as the image is AI-generated. AFP - JUSTIN TALLIS

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, experts warn that a surge in clickbait and AI-generated images threatens the integrity of records of the Holocaust, as the number of remaining survivors able to share genuine testimonies grows ever smaller.

A little girl with curly hair on a tricycle is presented as Hannelore Kaufmann from Berlin, who purportedly died at the age of 13 at the Auschwitz extermination camp, the 1945 liberation of which by Soviet troops is commemorated today,Tuesday.

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