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Xbox Graphics hiring ad deepfake (Jul 2025)
Microsoft's Xbox division used an AI-generated image in a hiring advertisement for graphics designers. The image contained obvious flaws indicative of AI generation, such as a monitor with the display on the back and…
- Incident date
- Jul 2025
- Target
- Xbox Graphics hiring ad
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
Microsoft's Xbox division used an AI-generated image in a hiring advertisement for graphics designers. The image contained obvious flaws indicative of AI generation, such as a monitor with the display on the back and a keyboard with randomly shaped blocks. The use of the AI image was criticized as being tone-deaf, especially after recent layoffs and statements about employees using AI.