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While everyone else was using ChatGPT to create Studio Ghibli-style images last week, accountants took a different route. We’re not making beautiful Japanese anime. We’re making fake receipts!<\/p>\n
A guy on Twitter demonstrated how you can use GPT-4o to create fake receipts that look completely real. His conclusion: “There are too many real-world verification flows that rely on ‘real images’ as proof. That era is over.”<\/p>\n
The image he shared was shockingly realistic:<\/p>\n
A crinkled receipt sitting on a wooden steakhouse table<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Two filet mignons, a ribeye, Caesar salad, and sides<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Complete with accurate subtotal, tax, tip, and total<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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AI image generation has consistently failed at two specific things – text and math. The text was jumbled, and the calculations never added up. You couldn’t use it for fake documents.<\/p>\n
But now that limitation is gone. The text is clear\u2014the math works most of the time. The receipts look real \u2013 mostly. And soon, they’ll be even better.<\/p>\n
This creates a whole new category of potential fraud. Every verification system that relies on image-based proof just became obsolete.<\/p>\n
Want to hear our complete discussion? Watch episode 430 of The Accounting Podcast.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n