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AI and Social Media Spread False Alien Claims About Gwion Gwion
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- Australian researchers reported that social media and AI are spreading false alien-origin claims about Kimberley rock art.
- Warren Barunga, a Worrorra man and Dambimangari director, said the misinterpretations anger him.
- The Gwion Gwion paintings are about 12,000 years old.
- Wandjina figures date up to 5,000 years.
- ChatGPT answered the paintings were most likely made by Aboriginal ancestors, though responses changed with phrasing.
