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AI-generated social media images create unrealistic beauty standards
Experts warn that AI-generated images of very thin people on social media are creating unrealistic beauty standards for young people. Recovered eating disorder patient Mia Perumal, 19, fears this technology magnifies damage, especially as AI content becomes harder to spot. Professor Phillippa Diedrichs, a psychology expert, said comparing ourselves to these non-existent ideals can cause self-doubt.
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