‘Their fingers look fake’: deluxe Chinese yacht party promising VIP maid service sunk after ‘freaky’ digits reveal AI-generated scam
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An advertisement for a high-end yacht party which offered VIP “personal maid” services has been revealed as a scam which used artificial intelligence-generated images of women as publicity material.
The promotion of a “deluxe” yacht party on the Jinji Lake in eastern China’s Jiangsu province attracted the attention of many people with the promise for a select few customers of a one-on-one waiting service from “maids” for a seemingly reasonable 3,000 yuan (US$430).
A number of potential customers scanned the QR code on a promotional poster, got in touch with the party organiser and received a package of 43 portraits of “maids”.
It contained a selection of women dressed in erotic outfits to choose from.
As well as the exclusive maid service, free drinks and snacks, a performance by a professional DJ and “interactive games” were also offered as part of a five-hour party which would end at midnight on February 25.
Queries asking if other – more risque – “services” would be available from the “maids” were met with a simple “no”.
