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Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley says an AI-generated image depicting PC Fiona Shaik Umar with a suicide bomb was among racist and misogynistic abuse directed at her after she received an award for her work supporting women in policing.
Why it mattersRowley described the image in an interview with BBC Radio 4’s PM programme, the BBC reports. Umar was recognised for leading the Hijab Project, which introduced uniform options for Muslim women officers. The account shows how synthetic imagery can be used to sharpen abuse of a named public servant.
Discuss: Should platforms treat AI-generated images used in targeted harassment as a distinct moderation problem, or apply the same rules as for other abusive content?
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