A London woman received an Airbnb refund after proving a Manhattan host submitted AI-manipulated photos to support false $16,000 damage claims.

Airbnb has apologized to a woman after her host used artificial intelligence to claim she had caused thousands of dollars worth of damage. The incident took place earlier this year when a London-based woman booked a one-bedroom apartment in Manhattan for a two-and-a-half month stay,

An Airbnb guest says her host used AI to fake damage photos and tried to charge her $9,000. The guest, a woman from London, said she booked a New York apartment for two and a half months but left early because she felt unsafe,