Overview

• Orange-door QR installations in cities like Nashville, London, and Las Vegas linked to short, city-themed videos released as part of a Google-backed scavenger hunt.
• Fans flagged anomalies such as missing limbs, mismatched shadows, garbled text, and vanishing objects, organizing under #SwiftiesAgainstAI to demand an explanation or apology.
• Multiple promo videos were later made private or removed and some related posts were deleted, while searches for “Taylor Swift AI” were restricted on X, complicating verification.
• Representatives for Swift and Google did not respond to reporters’ questions, leaving the production methods unconfirmed and fueling debate over AI versus traditional CGI.
• Reality Defender cofounder Ben Colman assessed it as highly likely some clips used generative AI, as fans also raised ethical and environmental concerns about the technology’s use.