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KUALA LUMPUR: A hotel staff in Perak recently found herself in the awkward position of having to crush an elderly couple’s cable car dreams – thanks to a suspiciously slick AI video.

The couple had travelled all the way from Kuala Lumpur, bags packed and spirits high, to ride a cable car they believed soared from Kampung Kuak Hulu in Gerik, Perak, to Baling, Kedah.

They casually asked the hotel staff if she had been on it herself and whether the queue was long, expecting local insider tips.

Assuming they were joking, she laughed and told them the town was not exactly a cable car hotspot.

The elderly woman, however, was having none of it and insisted they had seen the ride on Facebook, complete with a reporter and “real” interviews.

The staff then had to gently explain that the video was AI-generated, and the reporter the woman wanted to sue was, well…imaginary.

Apparently, the video is still up on social media, and while seasoned scrollers might spot the fakes, it is easy to be fooled without a trained eye.

Tell-tale signs include unnerving robotic stares, eerie smiles, and a reporter oddly dressed for a Swiss ski trip in tropical Malaysia.

The imaginary museum with vintage cameras and panoramic views that defy actual geography did not help either.

Online reactions ranged from “we almost believed it too” to calls for tighter regulation on AI content before more grandparent dreams go up in digital smoke.