Utah Parents Need to Know About New AI Generated Homeless Man Prank

Kids are always trying to push the boundaries and aren’t very good at understanding the ramifications of their actions. This new trend on social media to trick parents into thinking someone has broken into their home has police pressing charges. 

Using AI Generated Images to Stress Out Parents 

Videos of kids embarrassing and harassing their parents have been going on for at least a decade. These have been fairly harmless, practical jokes. The new viral trend on Tik Tok is called “AI Homeless Man Prank” and it crosses the line.  

It is pretty simple. Using AI, the kid generates video of a homeless fellow lying on his parent's bed or eating in the kitchen. They then send the video to their mom or dad who is working and say the person just walked in and they don’t know what to do. 

As you can guess, this is very concerning for the parents. Especially when the kids talk casually as if it is not a big deal. “He’s nice and he will leave soon.” Of course, the parents then call the police to get rid of the intruder. 

Wasting Police Resources is a Crime 

This is where it goes from a funny prank to causing real world problems. I’m not saying that stressing out your poor working mother is harmless, but when the police are flying through the city with sirens blaring, things have gotten out of hand. 

Police departments across the country have begun to warn the public of this dangerous trend. They explain that making up a fake emergency can have serious consequences and there have been teens arrested for it. 

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So, if you are a parent here in Utah and your kids send you a disturbing video, be aware of this possible situation. Even better, maybe have a talk with them beforehand about how things can go from a simple prank to handcuffs.