Former President Trump shared AI-generated images falsely depicting Taylor Swift and her fans endorsing his campaign, created by a conservative organization that produces misleading content for social media.
In August 2024, former President Donald Trump shared AI-generated images on his Truth Social platform that falsely depicted Taylor Swift dressed as Uncle Sam with text stating 'Taylor Wants You to Vote for Donald Trump' and showed crowds of young women in 'Swifties for Trump' T-shirts. The images were created by the John Milton Freedom Foundation, a Texas-based non-profit that produces AI-generated content for conservative social media accounts. The images were initially posted by the @amuse account to over 300,000 followers on X (formerly Twitter) and labeled as 'satire.' Trump reposted a screenshot with the comment 'I accept,' implying he had received Swift's endorsement. Swift, who endorsed Biden in 2020, has not made any endorsement for the current election cycle. The John Milton Freedom Foundation operates with the goal of raising $2 million to fund right-wing media influencers and regularly produces AI-generated political content. The incident occurred during a broader surge of AI-generated political content following the release of xAI's Grok image generator. Democrats criticized the move as misinformation that would backfire politically.
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Using AI systems to conduct large-scale disinformation campaigns, malicious surveillance, or targeted and sophisticated automated censorship and propaganda, with the aim of manipulating political processes, public opinion, and behavior.
AI system
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Intentional
Due to an expected outcome from pursuing a goal
Post-deployment
Occurring after the AI model has been trained and deployed