SAN FRANCISCO GYM SAYS ITS VIRAL VIBE - CODING SIGN IS AN AI FAKE

What happened: A viral image of a Fitness SF gym screen telling members not to write code or prompt AI during workouts was called an "AI-generated fake" by the chain's marketing director, Troy Macfarland, who said the person altered actual images. Why it matters: The post spread among techies on X and Instagram, drawing jokes about AI coding culture and skepticism about whether the sign was real. Key numbers: Ian Brash's post with the image got almost 7,000 likes.

A viral image of a Fitness SF gym screen telling members not to write code or prompt AI during workouts was called an "AI-generated fake" by the chain's marketing director, Troy Macfarland, who said the person altered actual images.

The post spread among techies on X and Instagram, drawing jokes about AI coding culture and skepticism about whether the sign was real. Key numbers: Ian Brash's post with the image got almost 7,000 likes.