Fox News(@FoxNews):Stanford just got caught using AI to swap a Hispanic student out of a promotional photo and replace him with a Black woman. Billy Ramirez says he was "immediately baffled" when a friend sent him the altered image. Then he looked closer. "Seeing my identity changed and being left out of the picture made me feel, in a way, silenced and erased from a representation that was supposed to include me." Stanford confirmed AI was used and says both the alteration and lack of disclosure violated university policy. See what else was changed in the photo and how the university is investigating:

2026.09.23 20:14

Stanford just got caught using AI to swap a Hispanic student out of a promotional photo and replace him with a Black woman. Billy Ramirez says he was "immediately baffled" when a friend sent him the altered image. Then he looked closer. "Seeing my identity changed and being left out of the picture made me feel, in a way, silenced and erased from a representation that was supposed to include me." Stanford confirmed AI was used and says both the alteration and lack of disclosure violated university policy. See what else was changed in the photo and how the university is investigating: