Dangers of AI Technology in Politics Highlighted by Images of Obama and Trump Kissing Men

A content creator has used AI-generated images to showcase how political misinformation can affect election outcomes. Justin T. Brown, a satirist who supports the LGBTQ+ community, utilized Midjourney AI to create realistic images of former Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump kissing men, suggesting that an AI disinformation campaign before an election could sway voters. Brown stated that the right AI images or videos could tank the stock market and even cause a riot or lead to someone going into a pizza shop with a gun. It is believed that AI technology could be used to create deepfake videos, which could harm political figures’ reputations. Brown warned that misleading images can be created, bypassing safeguards in the AI system, by repeatedly typing in creative prompts until the desired image is generated.