NSW government's AI-doctored rental listing crackdown names a real $5,000 Bondi beach mural as fake
nordicinst · x · 2026-09-25
Australia's NSW government ran into an embarrassing mix-up while cracking down on "AI-doctored" rental listings: it publicly singled out a Leichhardt apartment as an example of AI-manipulated imagery — but the "Bondi beach view" is a genuine AU$5,000 courtyard mural painted on a wall visible only through the unit's windows.
- Agency IB Property confirmed the photo wasn't altered with AI, Photoshop, or any editing tool; the mural existed when the unit was first listed in August 2014.
- Leichhardt sits about 12 km from Bondi beach, and the Guardian found the artwork isn't visible from the street.
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