AI poses an obvious danger to millennia-long human fight to find the truth. Large language model “hallucinations,” vocal deepfakes, and now increased use of video deepfakes have all had a blurring effect on facts, letting bad actors around the globe brush off even recorded events as mere “fake news.”

The danger is perhaps most acute in the political realm, where deepfake audio and video can make any politician say or appear to do anything. In such a climate, our most senior elected officials have a special duty to model truth-seeking behavior and responsible AI use.

But what’s the fun in that, when you can just blow up negotiations over a budget impasse by posting a deepfake video of your political opponents calling themselves “a bunch of woke pieces of shit” while mariachi music plays in the background? Oh—and did I mention the fake mustache? Or the CGI sombrero?

On Monday night, the president of the United States, a man with access to the greatest intelligence-gathering operation in the world, posted to his Truth Social account a 35-second AI-generated video filled with crude insults, racial overtones, and bizarre conspiracy theories. The video targeted two Democratic leaders who had recently been meeting with Trump over a possible agreement to fund the government; I would have thought this kind of video was a pretty poor way to get people to agree with you, but, apparently, AI-generated insults are the real “art of the deal.”

In the clip, a deepfake version of Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) utters a surreal monologue as his colleague Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) looks on… in a sombrero.

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Palestinians could each be offered $5,000 cash to leave the Gaza Strip as well as subsidies to cover four years’ worth of rent “elsewhere” under a White House plan to take over and reconstruct the ravaged territory, according to reports.

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The plan would involve Gaza’s two million population leaving, at least temporarily, through “voluntary” departures to another country or pre-approved “restricted, secured” zones inside the coastal enclave during postwar reconstruction, according to proposals laid out in a 38-page prospectus reported by the Washington Post.

Gazans who own land would be offered a “digital token” in exchange for rights to redevelop their property. Palestinians who took the $5,000 cash and subsidies for rent would also be provided with a year of food.

The plan appears to be based on a much-criticised idea pitched by President Trump during a joint press conference with Israel’s prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, early this year. Trump suggested the United States “take over” and “own” the Gaza Strip, developing the region into a resort. He later posted online an AI-generated video depicting the Gaza strip as a Dubai-style paradise, which also featured Elon Musk eating falafel and bearded belly-dancers. Trump has since appeared to backtrack on the idea, promising not to forcibly expel Palestinians.

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Artificial intelligence is being weaponized amidst mounting Los Angeles protests to mislead and misinform. An AI-generated video claiming to show a National Guard soldier provoking protesters in LA has racked up over 1 million views – and counting – on Tiktok. And AI chatbots are also spreading fake news: internet users are turning to AI bots for verification, only to be given unreliable and inaccurate results. Vedika Bahl explains in Truth or Fake.
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