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Stanford University apologizes for switching students' faces and races in photo

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Stanford University apologizes for switching students' faces and races in photo. (2026, September 24). CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/video/stanford-university-apologizes-switching-students-faces-races-photo/

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Stanford University issued an apology for altering a photograph of its students by changing their appearances, including aspects like race and gender. The university acknowledged this as a "serious error in judgment." Jonathan Vigliotti reported on the incident.
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Stanford University admitted using artificial intelligence (AI) to alter a promotional image of students, transforming a Hispanic male student named Billy Ramirez into a black woman and slimming other students' appearances. The altered photo was published on "Welcome Home" banners around campus by Stanford Residential & Dining Enterprises without disclosing the AI manipulation, violating the university’s own policy against using AI to alter images of people associated with the institution. After The Stanford Review, the student-run newspaper, reported the incident, the university acknowledged it as a serious error in judgment and said they were working on additional training for staff involved. Ramirez expressed initial confusion followed by upset upon seeing his erasure through AI technology.

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Stanford University apologized for what it called a "serious error in judgment," editing a photo of students to alter looks, race and gender.
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2026-09-24 · CBS News
Stanford University apologizes for switching students' faces and races in photo · assertive framing

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Stanford University apologizes for switching students' faces and races in photo asserted
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Stanford University apologized for what it called a "serious error in judgment," editing a photo of students to alter looks, race and gender. asserted
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