Florida Lyft driver accused of using AI to fake damage
By Allison Petro
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BOCA RATON, Florida (WESH) — A Florida man said his teen daughters were falsely accused of leaving a mess in a Lyft, leading to a $75 damage fee based on an AI-altered image.
The father received a fraud alert from his bank for the damage fee and was sent a photo showing spilled fries and a drink in the back seat as proof.
His daughters insisted they didn’t have food in the car and pointed out the Google Gemini logo in the corner of the image, indicating it had been altered by artificial intelligence.
“If you’re not paying attention to this and you know, you’re getting charged $75, I mean, you know, it can really add up. So, you’ve really got to pay attention,” said Bert Gor, the father.
When the family highlighted the logo to a Lyft representative, the company acknowledged the image was AI-generated, apologized and blocked the driver from the app.
Lyft released a statement, which said: “Lyft takes damage disputes seriously and reviews each matter based on the available information. We have reviewed the rider’s concerns, offered reimbursement, unpaired the rider and driver, and addressed the matter directly with the driver.”
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