On October 18, millions of Americans took to the streets to protest the decline of the United States and its government. This protest is the largest in our country’s history. Over 7.2 million participants. Yet, instead of immediately running to the news cameras and trying to quell the disgruntled crowd, President Donald Trump made some trashy remarks on social media. all over the demo, literally. It would be funny if this was my first time, but now it’s just weird.
“The president uses social media to drive home his points. You could argue that he’s probably the most effective person to ever use social media for that purpose. “[The president] It uses satire to get its point across. He’s not calling for the killing of his political opponents.” said Congressman Mike Johnson. With a statement I never expected him to say..
In stark contrast to Johnson’s statements, I believe that Trump is functionally illiterate when it comes to social media, but what Trump’s PR team specializes in is using generative AI to create the most offensive and incomprehensible MAGA-branded slop they can make.
Since he started using Truth Social in 2022, more than 62 AI-generated propaganda pieces have been shared to date. The AI generated ranges from aggressive depictions of rivals to outright misinformation to images that look like they came out of a fever dream.
While some may call this tactic “clever use of new and innovative marketing tools,” this depiction can have serious real-world consequences. President Trump shared an AI video depicting a Fox News segment about the existence of “Medbeds,” magical beds that supposedly cure all illnesses. September 18th This year. The myth of Medbed Crime committed by QAnon believers And some believed that the “deep state” had access to these advanced medical beds.
While this content could easily be seen as bogus to a trained eye, the comments and replies below the post indicate that most people took the video at face value and truly believed that Trump ushered in a new era of medical innovation.
In addition to false claims and information, Trump has used AI to create offensive narratives and incite violence with videos of his opponents. There are too many videos to explain, but new york times We have compiled a list of various AI propaganda posts made by Trump. Of the 62 videos and images generated, 14 were negative or harmful depictions of opponents, such as Hakeem Jeffries wearing a sombrero. This was made minutes after speaking with Mr. Jeffries and Sen. Chuck Schumer regarding the impending government shutdown.
Trump also produced videos and images touting his arrests of political opponents and opponents, including former President Barack Obama being dropped off in the Oval Office and other Democrats being “assaulted,” former President Joe Biden awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Emperor Palpatine, and even Speaker Nancy Pelosi talking about her own bad dealings and lack of insider information.
The latter seemed the most authentic, using AI audio technology to simulate the senator’s voice, which was a confusingly accurate representation of Speaker Pelosi’s tone and voice. Clips like this could easily incite political unrest or even violence, as some people struggle to discern the truth coming from Truth Social and keep up with advances in AI image generators.
But if you think about it, maybe that’s the point.
Consider the fact that President Trump has many photos of himself with Jeffrey Epstein, but they all vary in quality. It’s only a matter of time before someone starts creating fake photos with flaws that are easy to spot, allowing governments to treat these photos as nothing more than pathetic, sloppy slander.
With enough persuasion and progress, people will slowly start to assume the same things we assume every time they see something made with AI. It’s just vulgarity and intended as a twisted form of satire and storytelling.
Keep this theory in mind for the next four years. Perhaps there is a reason why the U.S. government is so lax in regulating AI generation, or why President Trump has made heavy use of AI. Follow the flow of money and stay up to date on news as well as new AI innovations. Otherwise, you could end up in both the real world and the shitty world rendered by AI.
