DoorDash appears to have confirmed a viral story a few driver utilizing an AI-generated picture to lie about making a supply.
As reported by Nexstar, Austin resident Byrne Hobart stated he skilled this very factor, writing in a post on X: “Wonderful. DoorDash driver accepted the drive, instantly marked it as delivered, and submitted an AI-generated picture of a DoorDash order (left) at our entrance door (proper).”
After his publish began getting consideration, Hobart offered more details, acknowledging that his story can be “fairly simple” to faux. However he famous, “Somebody chimed in downthread to say that the identical factor occurred to him, additionally in Austin, with the identical driver show identify.”
As for a way the driving force pulled it off, Hobart speculated they used a hacked account on a jailbroken telephone, acquiring a picture of his entrance door by means of a DoorDash characteristic that reveals photographs from prior deliveries.
A DoorDash spokesperson informed TechCrunch, “After rapidly investigating this incident, our workforce completely eliminated the Dasher’s account and ensured the shopper was made entire. Now we have zero tolerance for fraud and use a mix of expertise and human assessment to detect and forestall dangerous actors from abusing our platform.”
