Katy Perry was again the protagonist of a false appearance generated by artificial intelligence (AI). This Monday, the iconic stairs of the Metropolitan Art Museum in New York dressed in gala to receive the most outstanding celebrities in the world during the expected Met Gala 2025. However, among the most commented looks of the night, one in particular became viral … and was not even real.
For the second consecutive year, the singer of successes such as Roar and Firework He was a victim – or perhaps star – of one of the most convincing digital recreations of the event. The AI generated hyperrealist images that showed Perry posing on the blue carpet with a shocking black latex dress and an asymmetric striped jacket. The supposed design monopolized social networks … although it never existed in real life.
Despite not having attended the last editions, Katy Perry – who is currently touring Latin America – remains an iconic figure in the history of the Met Gala, thanks to its bold, theatrical and always memorable styles. This year, without even stepping on the carpet, he once again managed to steal the reflectors and monopolize global attention.
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Katy Perry reacted when he saw himself in an image with AI in the Met Gala 2025
The platform Verifartve He showed a prediction with 99.9 % certain that the photograph in question was created by artificial intelligence. One of the clearest indications is in the details: in one of the images, the right side of the singer’s body presents subtle distortions that reinforce suspicions about their authenticity.
It is not the first time that artificial intelligence sneaks into the met gala. Already in 2024 fake images generated by AI who showed Katy Perry and Rihanna allegedly parading for the carpet of the event. Technology continues to improve, and with it the challenge of distinguishing reality from digital fiction also grows.
