The weekend AI-generated posts of Trump dressed in white papal vestments and another of him wielding one of the red light sabers preferred by villains in the “Star Wars” movies appeared typical of the provocation the president employs to energize supporters and troll critics.
Throughout his political career, Trump has embraced bold visuals, from posing in a garbage truck to standing outside a church during protests against police brutality. But the experts told Reuters that unlike those rooted in reality, AI images blur fact and fiction in ways that can mislead.
“He’s exploiting this uncharted territory,“ Wihbey said. “I suspect politicians around the world will begin to use generative AI and social together in newfound ways.”
“I had nothing to do with it,“ Trump said. “It was just, somebody did it in fun. It’s fine. Have to have a little fun don’t you?”
For many Catholics in the United States, Italy and elsewhere, the image of Trump dressed as God's representative on Earth was offensive.
Democratic strategist Michael Ceraso viewed the White House's posting of the AI images as a deliberate attempt to generate buzz.
Trump, he said, takes his cues from professional wrestling: “You can be the bad guy or the good guy as long as you are getting crowd reaction.”
Danger Ahead
“Trump’s policies are unpopular, and his presidency is unpopular,“ Mercieca said. “Within this context, Trump has created a visual fantasy of himself as a hero, attempting to persuade the nation (and the world) that he is, in fact, a hero.”
Northeastern University’s Wihbey said a greater test of AI’s ability to warp political reality will come if Trump attempts to insert himself into more “photo-realistic” images that suggest historical events and scenes that did not occur.
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