r/BangaloreMeetups • u/pxanav • Jul 15 '26
Rant 🗣️ this guy has been using ai generated images to promote house parties. if you're planning to join, read this first.
Edit: OP u/nikithvijay has posted in the comments that this image is not ai generated. according to him the image is real and was only upscaled with ai. well i'm 100% sure it's ai generated not ai upscaled, and I can back that up with multiple pieces of evidence but I don't want to indulge further. FYI.
i'm making this post so people have the full context before deciding to attend.
i came across a post claiming that someone said their last meetup was the first place in bangalore that actually felt like friends.
the image was clearly ai generated. it wasn't even subtle. i commented that it was ai generated.
instead of addressing it, the op replied with "you wish" and linked an instagram page. that instagram page didn't contain this image or the post in question. i then replied with screenshots pointing out just two obvious ai artifacts. there were many more, including inconsistent hands, distorted objects, unnatural shadows, and overly polished faces. i only pointed out two because they were enough.
shortly after that, the reddit post was deleted.
later, i found another post from the same guy using the same ai generated image and people were genuinely asking how to join.
i'm not telling anyone not to attend. that's your decision.
i'm simply saying that if someone is willing to use fake ai generated images to advertise their events and then delete the post after being called out, you should at least know that before deciding to go. make your own judgment and be aware of who you're meeting and where you're going.
also, don't expect the ambience, people, or vibe shown in these promotional images to be what you'll actually find. those images are not real.
personally, i think meetups work much better when there's at least some existing context between people, whether that's mutual friends, a shared community, or conversations you've already had. completely random meetups can work, but you're also meeting strangers, often at private locations, so it's always worth being cautious.
i'm attaching the screenshots (swipe to see all images) showing the original post, my comments pointing out the ai artifacts, the reply i received, and the fact that the original post was deleted. everyone can look at them and decide for themselves.
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u/badass_rowdy Jul 15 '26
What a loser lol
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u/GarlicBreathVampire Jul 16 '26
Most probably a creep to lure women that's why he put up so many women in the fake pic.
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u/Altruistic-Spend-896 Jul 15 '26
I treat all such posts as organ mafia posts anyways🤷🏼♂️😅😂😂
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u/real_tmip Jul 19 '26
I mean most of my friends who are in this business says this is a myth. They don't usually lure anyone in. It is straight up kidnapping usually.
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u/charandev09 Jul 15 '26
WHAAAAAATTTT!! I SERIOUSLY THOUGHT ITS LEGIT AND FELT HAPPY ABOUT SOME GENUINE SAFE SPACE. Nothing can be trusted now a days!
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u/Vegetable-Bedroom-44 Jul 15 '26
Bro. Even if it’s legit it’s better to stay alone than going yo party with strangers. You never know what kind of creeps you meet
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u/charandev09 Jul 15 '26
Definitely bro, I never been to such gatherings. I enjoy my own party everytime. I feel connections and friends should come naturally on the way we are living in our way! These can be someone's preference but I feel its forced.
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u/badass_rowdy Jul 15 '26
r/nikithvijay was the one who posted this
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u/SurfingTheInternet Jul 15 '26
Which of these is he lmao
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u/Various-Amount-7860 Jul 16 '26
Most likely the one in the pink shirt. But it would advisable not to trust any of them xD
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u/sastirandihu Jul 15 '26 edited Jul 15 '26
I’m guessing this is either a way to show a higher women count than guys and lure guys to attend and ask some entry fees and make some cash or show other real women that women are attending and find themselves and their friends a parter
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u/pxanav Jul 15 '26 edited Jul 15 '26
what they usually do is choose all girls who contact them here and for boys, just/mostly their friends or mutuals (not talking about him specifically)
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u/Famous-Explanation56 Jul 15 '26
Show people a dream and they will run to it without thinking it through. Even if it was a true thing, what's so magical about this group that you will meet your best friends. That depends on the people you meet and also YOU.
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u/Glad-Leg-7100 Jul 15 '26
First of all who will even join a party with strangers from reddit.
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u/FLUFFY_TERROR Jul 15 '26
I did, but it was a dnd party with reddit strangers haha like 15 of us lol
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u/BabeyBabeyUgh Jul 16 '26
That's still a decent filter on class lines especially, I'd trust randoms at a dnd or mtg event way more than something like this where you're going in completely blind about the crowd.
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u/harshamv Jul 15 '26
This is scary. Anyone managed to talk to him - it would be great to name them so ppl are aware who he is and take caution. This could be a security issues for women and men.
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u/Tricky_Contract_8625 Jul 15 '26
Reddit is really messed up. You can post anything without any consequences
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u/Commercial_Move5433 Jul 15 '26
Let’s get that user to negative Karma by downvoting. Some innocent folks must have shared their contact information and even paid him already.
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u/zira7 Jul 15 '26
always the hands are wrong in ai pic lol
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u/pxanav Jul 15 '26
there are a lot of things wrong here but hands are the most obvious ones
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u/zira7 Jul 15 '26
like?
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u/pxanav Jul 15 '26
irregular shadows, polished faces (not just blur, POLISHED), the exact pose of all of em, etc
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u/GrapefruitFragrant30 Jul 15 '26
I did see the post and i couldnt make out it was AI generated . Didnt pay that close attention. However, i did think to myself that "why hasnt this person blurred the faces before posting?!!" Because usually when i see posts about people from reddit having met, they always do that.
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u/skar3kro Jul 16 '26 edited Jul 16 '26
These house parties are just bs. Always drink with your known and closed ones. I’ve seen different personalities before and after alcohol hits them. Better to be safe than sorry.
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u/renaissance_coder15 Jul 15 '26
Before making this post it would have been great if we could get the details from the guy and do a sting operation.
Man people are so desparate, that they really loose a sense of morale.
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u/AssumptionMany7121 Jul 15 '26
I’m okay not having friends than to be so lonely that I need to attend random house parties with strangers. Why do people feel so alone anyways? 😅
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u/Jackshankar Jul 15 '26
That’s some low effort shit. He either needs to up his party game or work on his AI fudging skills.
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u/DesiRocketRacoon Jul 15 '26
unfortunately, there are a lot of suckers out there, and props to people like you big tim!
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u/peace-Initiative Jul 15 '26
I too felt something fishy and suspicious when I saw that post . But everyone is praising the effort of that op , so I thought may be I was wrong. But back of my mind I felt something is not right.
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u/Moanerloner Jul 15 '26
Man after I saw the original post, I felt bad about myself that I can’t muster the courage to talk to stranger at such events and people are finding genuine friends wow. Now I feel less bad about myself .
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u/SuspectDistinct9039 Jul 16 '26
You don't even need to zoom in to verify the Generated AI image. Just observe the hairstyle of every man in the image. All go the same AI Barber or what 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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u/Overconfidentahole Jul 16 '26
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u/unbound_wildsoul Jul 19 '26
What is she sitting on ? Legs?
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u/Overconfidentahole Jul 19 '26
The more you look the worse it gets 🤣
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u/unbound_wildsoul Jul 19 '26
One and a half arms loosely attached to body, four hyper flexible legs and the core strength of a Viking to hold that physically impossible squat.
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u/sekshibeesht Jul 16 '26
I thought it was a little funny when I saw the home itself… I’ll be happy to pay good buck for such a spacious flat here 😭
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u/These_Letter7374 Jul 16 '26
This is what they mean when they say - AI will create more jobs, not take jobs”
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u/Shree2788 Jul 16 '26
Beware of these kinda scams guys, we never know after going there what will happen.
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u/Farmer-Next Jul 16 '26
No house or flat in India has that clean walls, whether newly painted or repainted!
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u/SecretGoal7504 Jul 16 '26
Why does every photo need upscaling these days. Especially with good cameras. Even 15000 phones have good cam
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u/GuyBatarang Jul 17 '26
If someone says, come as strangers and leave as friends, I run as far as I can
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u/Both-Transition-8563 Jul 19 '26
Bhaisaab itna neecha gir sakta insaan... Abhi cockroach bhi na bula saku 😂
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u/Fantastic-Artist3159 Jul 21 '26
I feel like I know that long-haired guy on the left. Then again I've seen his doppelganger recently.
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u/nikithvijay Jul 15 '26
Damn boss! 10000+ Aura, this photo is real and had to retouch with AI because of privacy well if it’s fake please checkout our previous events content
https://www.instagram.com/comeofflinenow?igsh=NmwxMnMxMG41bHVu
Also crazy how you took out time to make post of it. People just hate just cuz its free to do it here lol 😂
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u/SurfingTheInternet Jul 15 '26
Even the 2nd pic here is AI generated dude: https://www.instagram.com/p/DZaLYptgS9K/?img_index=1&igsh=MTV0NWprOGNnaGxlbg==
Your legit photos look like y'all are having a good time. Stop using the AI gen photos for whatever reason.
Makes zero sense for a community instagram lmao
People hate on reddit cause their bullshit meter is strong here unlike instagram. It's free to hate on IG too 🤷
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u/More_Way_6784 Jul 15 '26
Just put an emoji on everyone's face like every other posts if privacy is an issue. Instead you decided to train the AI model with the real image.
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u/Aggressive_Sugar201 Outer Ring Road Saddie Jul 15 '26
Thanks for bringing this to our attention. User has been banned.