# Stanford apologizes, says AI-altered photo changing students’ gender and race violated policy

https://mins.news/en/item/72991

- NBC News, 2026-09-24 20:26 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/stanford-apologizes-saying-ai-altered-pic-changed-students-gender-race-rcna599691

> Stanford University apologized after artificial intelligence was used to alter students’ race and appearance in a promotional photo, calling the move a violation of university policy and “a serious error in judgment.”

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