MAGA Using AI to Fake Images of Trump

In case you needed another example of how scary Artificial Intelligence is becoming, a new investigative report by the BBC details how MAGA influencers are using generative AI to fabricate photos of Donald Trump to influence potential Black voters.

There are two images at the center of the BBC’s investigation: the first being a picture of Trump surrounded by and hugging a group of smiling Black women, which was shared to Facebook in November 2023 by conservative radio jockey Mark Kaye.

The second image is of the former president sitting on a stoop with a group of young Black men, which appears to have been first shared to X, formerly Twitter, in October 2023 by an account called “Trump History.”

Although each photo contains telltale signs of AI generation, such as hands and fingers appearing strange, an alarming number of social media users were duped by the AI-spun imagery. This is a clear sign that the threat of AI-driven misinformation is already taking root.

And the worst part is that AI is advancing rapidly, and very soon it will be able to perfectly render hands and fingers. This means that AI generative images such as these will soon look EXACTLY like a real image does.

We’re almost at the point where ANY image, audio or video we see might not be real. Rather, it might very well be something that is being deliberately faked in order to delude us.

So, as you see more and more of these kind of things showing up in the near future, don’t forget to ask yourself one question: Is this real, or is it AI? ♦