Diddy can't stop hugging his fellow inmates and posing for pics with them ... at least that's how some new photos and videos make it seem, except those images are really just A.I. running amok!

There's a selfie floating around social media -- one inmate in the foreground as he snaps a pic of Diddy grinning and hugging another inmate ... and the pic even has a TMZ watermark on it. Looks legit, but we're here to bust your bubble.

While TMZ has obtained several real images of Diddy at Fort Dix federal prison ... this ain't one of 'em. It's simply someone's clever use of A.I., and it's becoming more and more prevalent.

There's even a video purporting to show Diddy in his prison sweatsuit hanging with 2 other inmates in the yard.

Here's a pro tip you can use -- if you see these sorts

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