Briefly
- The Netflix documentary “What Jennifer Did” is under fire for potentially using artificial intelligence (AI) to process images.
- The film revolves around convicted murderer Jennifer Pan, whose photos are suspected to have been altered using artificial intelligence.
- Critics believe this is unacceptable, especially in the true crime genre, and claim it creates a “false historical archive”.
- Netflix has not commented on the criticism.
The new Netflix documentary What Jennifer Did is about convicted murderer Jennifer Pan, 37.
It has quickly risen to the list of most watched movies on Netflix.
It is now speculated whether the documentary filmmakers used artificial intelligence (AI) to create or manipulate Pan's images.
Newspaper The Independent He described it all as a “scandal.”
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It raised suspicions
It was a technology site Futurism Who first discussed the explicit use of artificial intelligence.
It's one scene in the documentary in particular that they resonated with.
About 28 minutes into the documentary, viewers meet Pan's friend from high school, Nam Njin.
– She was good to talk to. Jennifer was lively, happy, confident and very real, she says, as three photos of Pan show.
There are details in these images that raised doubts about the involvement of artificial intelligence in the documentary.
Fake or real?: There are many details that confused viewers. Image: from the documentary
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Teeth are in the way
The objects in the background appear distorted, while her fingers and hands appear to have been manipulated.
In the third photo, one of her front teeth is much longer than the other, fused to the tooth below, while her left ear appears misshapen.
Speculation: Jennifer Pan's left front tooth suddenly became much longer, and appears to have fused with the tooth below. Image: from the documentary
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– unacceptable
On X, the creators of “What Jennifer Did” are now receiving harsh criticism.
“Netflix's use of AI imagery in a crime documentary is extremely irresponsible, and exactly what archivists are warning documentary filmmakers not to do.”
“What Jennifer Did appears to have created or altered images using artificial intelligence, creating a pseudo-historical archive.”
A third described the use of artificial intelligence as “unacceptable, especially in the field of true crimes.”
“Filmmakers should be ashamed.”
Netflix has not yet commented on the criticism.
convicted
In 2010, Pan was convicted after trying to organize a complex double murder in Markham, Canada.
Captured: Jennifer Pan in police arrest photo. Photo: Police
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She hired criminals who broke into the Ban family home to kill her parents, Huey Han Ban and Bich Ha Ban.
Mora was killed, while his father was severely injured and ended up in a coma.
Even Jennifer Pan pretended to be a victim.
However, the investigation revealed that she planned everything to escape her parents' high expectations and take control of her life.
Pan was convicted of complicity in murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.
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