AI hoax causes thousands to show up in Dublin, Ireland, for non-existent Halloween parade.

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AI hoax causes thousands to show up in Dublin, Ireland, for non-existent Halloween parade.

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AI hoax causes thousands to show up in Dublin, Ireland, for non-existent Halloween parade - UPI.com

Deceived by an AI-generated Pakistan-based website that quickly spread online, thousands of people turned up in Dublin, Ireland, on Thursday night, lining streets for a Halloween parade that didn't exist.

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