#Gardening

A growing wave of AI-generated images and online misinformation is disrupting Thai houseplant groups. As AI sweeps across social media and e-commerce, enthusiasts face fake photos and dubious advice that erode trust and discourage genuine engagement. A recent investigative feature from a major tech outlet highlights how synthetic plant images and misleading care tips threaten the value of plant forums worldwide, including Thailand’s vibrant gardening scene.

Online plant communities, once trusted spaces for care tips and plant spotlights, now contend with AI-created photos that appear real but are impossible or misleading. Industry experts warn that this new ecosystem of misinformation can lead to costly scams, with unscrupulous sellers promoting seeds for plants that cannot exist. For example, vibrant hues like pink pastel monstera or blue hosta images circulate online, despite genetic impossibilities.

As advances in artificial intelligence sweep across social media and e-commerce, a new challenge is budding for houseplant enthusiasts: AI-generated images and misinformation are infiltrating online plant communities, spreading confusion, scams, and discouraging meaningful engagement among plant lovers. The phenomenon, highlighted in a recent investigative feature by The Verge, documents how fake AI-created plant images and misleading care advice are threatening the authenticity and educational value of plant forums and online groups, reverberating beyond Western audiences and touching the global gardening community, including Thai enthusiasts seeking reliable information in the digital age (The Verge).