CAROLINAS. THE DEAL STILL NEEDS APPROVAL FROM FEDERAL REGULATORS. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS MESS. A LYFT DRIVER SAID TWO GIRLS LEFT IN THE BACK OF HIS CAR. A DRINK AND FRIES SPILLED ALL OVER THE BACK SEAT. THEIR RIGHT SEE IT? WELL, ONE PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT REAL. YOU SEE THE LOGO IN THE CORNER THERE? THAT’S THE GOOGLE GEMINI LOGO. THE IMAGE IS ALTERED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. A MAN FROM BOCA RATON SAYS HIS TEEN DAUGHTERS WERE FALSELY ACCUSED OF CAUSING THE MESS. HE GOT A FRAUD ALERT FROM HIS BANK FOR A $75 DAMAGE FEE FROM LYFT, AND WAS SENT THAT PICTURE WHEN HE ASKED FOR PROOF. HIS DAUGHTERS INSISTED THEY DIDN’T EVEN HAVE FOOD IN THE CAR. THEN THEY POINTED OUT THE GEMINI LOGO IN THE CORNER. YOU KNOW, 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 REALLY GOT TO PAY ATTENTION. WHEN THE FAMILY POINTED THE LOGO OUT TO A LYFT REP, THEY AGREED IT WAS CREATED WITH AI AND APOLOGIZED, THEN LOCKED THE DRIVER FROM THE APP. LYFT RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING, QUOTE, LYFT TAKES DAMAGE DISPUTES SERIOUSLY AND REVIEWS EACH MATTER BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION. WE HAVE REVIEWED THE RIDERS CONCERNS, OFFERED REIMBURSEMENT,
Lyft driver accused of using AI to fake damage, leading to $75 charge for the passenger
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 what appeared to be 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, issued a refund for the $75 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.”
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 what appeared to be 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, issued a refund for the $75 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.”
