How Many Differences Can You Find?

In the past, some have described Hudson as a Potemkin village because Warren Street seemed much more prosperous and better cared for than the rest of the city. Now, thanks to the magic of AI, it seems there may be some deliberate deception occurring in how Hudson--and undoubtedly other places as well--is being presented to certain audiences.

Lisa Durfee, known for her keen eye for detail, brought this to Gossips' attention. An online listing for 208 Warren Street, now on the market for $1,750,000, shows the exterior of the building, as well as the immediate neighborhood, not exactly as it is in reality. The first picture below accompanies the listing; the second was taken by Durfee yesterday morning.

In the first image, not only has the portico of the building been reconstructed and painted black, but the sidewalk has been widened, the adjacent building has doubled in size, and Second Street seems to have disappeared altogether.

Another image from the same source shows 206 Warren Street (the building next door) with no entrance at all and makes 208 Warren appear as if it were comparable in size to the Brousseau Buildings (202 and 204).

The image below, from Google Maps, shows the actual size of the buildings in relation to one another. 

Most people are aware that staging and photography are important elements in selling real estate, but one wonders if there are any ethical standards governing the use of AI to make a building appear in pictures as it could be rather than how it actually is.

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