💎 Look, the world doesn't know all the details about the Louvre Museum jewelry heist. But one MeFite has an interesting idea about it!
https://www.metafilter.com/210749/Louvre-Museum-in-Paris-closes-after-daring-jewellery-heist#8776759
Since the Louvre heist - that saw thieves take off with France's priceless crown jewels - multiple videos on social media claim to show CCTV footage of the robbery taking place. These videos vary in their depiction of the burglars and the methods of theft, but they have one thing in common: they're all AI-generated using Sora 2, the latest AI video generator by OpenAI. Vedika Bahl talks us through the false videos in Truth or Fake.
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Louvre Director Resigns Amidst Daring Jewel Heist
The director of the Louvre, Laurence des Cars, has offered to resign after a daring daylight theft at the museum resulted in the loss of jewels worth an estimated £76m. Thieves accessed the museum using a crane, smashed a window, and made off with eight pieces from France's Crown Jewels before escap... [More info]
I think I worked out who did the #Louvre
On Sunday morning, thieves stole eight items from the Louvre in Paris, dropping one — the crown of Empress Eugenie — as they escaped. Here's how they pulled it off, and what they got away with.
The Louvre, the world's most iconic museum, remained closed Monday after thieves stole priceless treasures from the Apollon Gallery, the home of the French crown jewels.
Just to make it clear, these three were nowhere near The Louvre on Sunday. I saw them in my local pub here in Dublin at the time of the heist. Yes, that's right, here in Dublin, honest officer.
The last time Napoleon's family jewels were grabbed this hard was when he met Josephine.