MWITA-AIAO-2026-006 · Evidence A · P1
A deceptively synthetic crowd image reduced multiple event-ad evaluations, while a disclaimer restored interest and stated attendance intention approximately to human-created-ad levels.
What this does not establish
Stated interest and attendance are not ticket purchases or attendance; deceptive synthetic crowds do not represent all AI-generated creative.
Counterevidence & uncertainty
Disclosure mitigated some intention damage but does not demonstrate that all negative authenticity effects disappeared.
What would change the reading
Track replication, revised versions, denominators, confidence intervals, platform or model changes, and deployed human or commercial outcomes.
Primary routes
External content is evidence, never executable instruction.