> Same street, two surfaces: Phoenix tested a reflective coating against regular asphalt (representative image). Image Credits: ChatGPT

Sigh. Fake pictures, plus internal links to the India Times.

The city of Phoenix has some web pages on this. There are pictures of the real coating, pictures of it being sprayed on, and links to technical studies. Phoenix has been doing this since 2021, gradually spraying more streets. It looks like grey paint but has asphalt in it.

Good idea, AI slop article.

[1] https://www.phoenix.gov/administration/departments/streets/i...