Trump supporters use AI to create fake images depicting his support among Black voters
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Supporters of Donald Trump are using AI to generate fake images of him interacting with Black people, hoping to falsely suggest he has support among Black voters.
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One fake image showing Trump with Black men got over 1.3 million views before being debunked as AI-generated.
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A conservative radio host named Mark Kaye made an admittedly fake AI image of Trump with Black supporters, arguing storytellers like him should not be criticized.
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The US government and social media companies are attempting to monitor and limit the impact of political deepfakes ahead of elections.
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There is no foolproof way to detect synthetic AI-generated images as the source labels can be removed after generation.