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The New York Times Caught Up To My Story

The New York Times Caught Up To My Story

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May 21, 2024
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In February, I wrote about an influencer whose likeness was stolen by AI bots in China for propaganda purposes, and several moths later, the New York Times is writing about it. The article is here:

My story is below.

Propaganda Plus

Christine Axsmith
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February 28, 2024
Propaganda Plus

It’s Too Late The video below is from a Ukrainian YouTuber whose voice and image are being used by pro-China AI bots to create content about how much Russia and China are terrific friends. That may seem odd since Ukraine and Russia are at war right now. What happened was that her personal likeness and voice were inhaled by an AI bot and now someone (cough-cough) is presenting her as a Russian young woman who “visits” China and really loves the place.

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