Iowa sheriff's office warns of dangers of AI after generated photo causes resources to be dispatched to area
By Mckenzy Parsons
Published on April 29, 2026.
An Iowa sheriff's office has warned of the dangers of AI technology after a joke involving friends created a photo of a tornado using it, causing resources to be dispatched to an area. The department stated it was not intended to cause harm and that an emergency like this is not something to joke about.
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