Tim Pool Is Right About the Trump and DeSantis AI Attack

How AI Imagery in the Trump-DeSantis Saga Could Redefine Political Discourse

In the rapidly evolving landscape of political campaigns, a new technological fad has begun to stir controversy. The campaign for 2024 presidential candidate Ron DeSantis has come under fire for its use of AI-generated imagery featuring Donald Trump, and it's a subject that needs careful examination.

Source: DeSantisWarRoom, Twitter

The video in question, which has now gone viral, uses AI to depict Donald Trump in an embrace with Dr Anthony Fauci, the then-director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The implication being that Trump failed to fire Fauci during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, this is certainly not the first instance of AI technology being used in political campaigns, but the realistic nature of these images and the context in which they're used have sparked significant controversy.