内容来源：https://www.theverge.com/news/798681/police-stop-pulling-ai-homeless-man-tiktok-prank

内容总结：

近期，一种利用人工智能技术制造的"虚拟流浪汉"恶作剧在海外青少年群体中掀起风潮，引发社会关注。据悉，青少年通过社交平台Snapchat的AI工具生成流浪汉模样的虚拟图像，佯称"允许陌生人进入家中"发送给父母，部分家长因受惊吓而报警处理。

这类恶作剧通常呈现固定套路：青少年先向父母展示AI生成的邋遢男子室内图像，谎称对方是"父母旧识"或"求助的流浪汉"，随后录制父母惊慌失措的反应上传至短视频平台。其中部分视频播放量已达数百万次，形成不良示范效应。

美国多地警方已对此发出警告。马萨诸塞州塞勒姆警方指出，此类行为不仅浪费警力资源、加剧社会对流浪群体的歧视，更可能引发严重后果。得克萨斯州圆石城警方负责人安迪·麦金尼透露，接警人员无法立即辨别真伪，可能启动特警队应急响应，使恶作剧者置身险境。

目前相关挑战仍在短视频平台持续传播，执法部门呼吁青少年停止此类危险行为，避免造成公共安全资源浪费和潜在人身威胁。

中文翻译：

我们一直过度关注AI伪造的政客、AI音乐人、虚拟女演员和虚假卫星图像，却忽略了早熟青少年可能带来的危险。如今孩子们正利用人工智能技术，在家中拍摄场景里生成衣衫褴褛、看似无家可归者的图像发送给父母。可以想见，家长们不仅毫无惊喜反而报警处理——这种恶作剧正在TikTok病毒式传播，既让父母焦虑不堪，也使执法部门头疼不已。

警方呼吁青少年停止"AI流浪汉"恶作剧
该恶作剧已形成病毒传播趋势，令执法部门不堪其扰

整套把戏其实很简单：孩子们用Snapchat的AI工具生成满脸污垢的流浪汉居家图像，告诉父母自己允许对方进屋如厕、小憩或喝水，还常声称此人自称是父母同事或大学同窗。随后父母们毫无意外地惊慌失色，厉声命令将流浪汉赶出家门。整个过程被孩子们录制下来，将父母的反应视频上传至TikTok，部分片段浏览量已达数百万次。

当恶作剧持续过久导致家长报警时，事态便从棘手转向潜在危险。入室行窃报警尤其是涉及儿童的案件，通常被警方列为最高优先级，此类恶作剧不仅占用宝贵警力，更可能将恶作剧者置于险境。圆石城警察局巡逻指挥官安迪·麦金尼向NBC表示，这甚至可能"招来特警队处置"。

马萨诸塞州塞勒姆警局的声明最为一针见血："该恶作剧既亵渎人性尊严令流浪者蒙羞，又引发接警者恐慌情绪，更糟蹋了警力资源。出警人员无法辨识这是恶作剧，会按照真实入室抢劫案处置，从而制造出潜在危险情境。"尽管我们都爱看精彩的恶作剧，但这一款或许该适可而止了。

英文来源：

We’ve been so worried about deepfaked politicians, AI musicians, virtual actresses, and phony satellite imagery that we didn’t even consider the dangers posed by precocious teenagers. Kids are using AI to create images of a disheveled, seemingly unhoused person in their home and sending them to their parents. Understandably, they’re not thrilled and in some instances call the police. The prank has gone viral on TikTok and, in addition to giving parents agita, has become a headache for law enforcement.
Police are asking kids to stop pulling AI homeless man prank
The prank has gone viral, causing headaches for law enforcement.
The prank has gone viral, causing headaches for law enforcement.
The premise is simple enough: kids use Snapchat’s AI tools to create images of a grimy man in their home and tell their parents they let them in to use the bathroom, take a nap, or just get a drink of water. Often they say the person claims to know the parents from work or college. And then, predictably, the parents lose their cool and demand they kick the man out. The kids, of course, record the whole thing, and post their parents reactions to TikTok, where some of the clips have millions of views.
Where things go from problematic to potentially dangerous is when the prank carries on for too long and parents call the authorities. Calls of a home invasion, especially involving children are treated as high priority by police, so pranks like this tie up valuable resources and could actually put the pranksters in danger. Round Rock Police Patrol Division Commander Andy McKinney told NBC that it could even “cause a SWAT response.”
The Salem, MA police department summed it up best in a statement saying, “this prank dehumanizes the homeless, causes the distressed recipient to panic and wastes police resources. Police officers who are called upon to respond do not know this is a prank and treat the call as an actual burglary in progress thus creating a potentially dangerous situation.” So, while we all love a good prank, maybe let this one go.