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US President Donald Trump has illustrated his latest social media threats against Iran with a characteristically exaggerated image of himself with a machine gun. It is not the first time the US president has used images generated by artificial intelligence to argue for war.
After clashing with the Pope over his criticism of the war, Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself looking like Jesus. Trump deleted the post after backlash and said the photo showed him "as a doctor."
The president, famous for his social media skills, has now come face to face with pro-Iran groups, who have used artificial intelligence to create clever online memes mocking Trump as old, incompetent and internationally isolated.
They often refer to the Epstein files, even though Trump has consistently denied any wrongdoing related to the late sex offender's crimes.
In response to Trump's "doctor" memes, the Iranian embassy in Tajikistan posted an AI-generated video showing Trump being pushed into an abyss by a Jesus-like figure. Among the most popular Iranian memes are Lego-style videos mocking America.
A viral video shows a Lego-style Iranian military commander rapping, saying that Americans have been listening to “our songs, since your media is full of shit.” The group “Explosive Media” has proven to be a particularly prolific producer of such videos.
"They have long dominated the media landscape and, through that power, have imposed narratives on many nations. But this time, something seems different. This time, we have broken the game. This time, we are doing it better," the group told the Associated Press (AP).
Although groups like Explosive Media deny any ties to the government, the animations show sophistication that suggests government ties, said Mahsa Alimardani of WITNESS, a human rights group that works with artificial intelligence video evidence. Analysts say the deep understanding of American culture is the fruit of a decades-long Iranian government program to promote narratives against the United States and Israel.
"This meme war comes from institutions that are very aware of what the American public is aware of and the pop culture references that they might like ," Alimardan told the AP.
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