Stanford University's Residential & Dining Enterprises released AI-generated images in a brochure that significantly altered the appearance, race and gender of pictured college students. One Latino student, Billy Ramirez, had his identity dramatically changed—transformed into both a woman and a Black person—whilst other students' images were manipulated with face slimming and hair colour modifications. This decision sparked widespread criticism because the students were not consulted about how they would be represented, with Ramirez stating that he felt "silenced and erased from a representation."

The original photograph contained three students: an Asian woman, a white man, and Ramirez, a Latino man. Stanford's undergraduate population comprises 31% Asian, 24% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino, and 6% Black or African American students. Students expressed outrage on social media, with some questioning why Stanford did not simply photograph actual Black students for diversity representation. Stanford has not yet responded to the controversy.