Spot the difference

Daddy's Drunk Again, my bluegrass duet, has a gig booked in my hometown at the beginning of next month. The bar where we'll play has already contacted the local press to announce the concert, and has provided them with a photo they found on our website. So far, so good. Nothing out of the ordinary. But the other half of that duet noticed that the picture, as published by some local news sites, had been edited, undoubtedly by some kind of generative AI. Check it out (original photo on the left, altered one on the right, click on the pictures to get them in full size): I appreciate how the bot helpfully hid my pinky sticking out (a bad habit of mine that tends to get captured every time someone reaches for a camera). Too bad said pinky looks like it's been cut off as a result. Also, it apparently decided I should be playing an E chord instead of whatever I was doing. But beyond laughing at the silly details, my main reaction is to ask why ? I'm not claiming the original picture was…