CT DEEP posted an AI-generated image, and the Internet noticed

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Agency officials said workers used Canva AI to generate the image of a man shooting turkey for a social media post that was shared on Friday. “We are working with a new graphic design software to craft our social media posts,” DEEP said in a statement. “It is not common practice for DEEP Communications to use AI generated images. Tools used in 2024 included “a small pilot” of ChatGPT, but no tools for the explicit purpose of image creation were listed in the document. “We should be wearing orange, or be thinking about whether we should be wearing orange,” said Catania.