The account is an example of how artificial intelligence is being used to push political agendas in wartime

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/44516936

The account is an example of how artificial intelligence is being used to push political agendas in wartime

MAGA has been swooning over photos of a blonde U.S. Army soldier, walking defiantly alongside President Donald Trump to carry out the America First agenda. But there’s just one problem — she’s AI.

Images most likely generated by artificial intelligence depicted Jessica Foster wearing heels on a U.S. warship in the Strait of Hormuz, posing for selfies with Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, and giving a speech at the president’s “Board of Peace” event earlier this year.

The account, which has since been taken down, gained more than one million followers since its mysterious creator started posting on it four months ago, The Washington Post reports.

  • _druid@sh.itjust.works
    English
    38·
    15 hours ago

    Where she’s standing does not exist on any warship. It’s like she’s just aft of midships, on the port side, on an Arleigh Burke class destroyer, but the bridge is facing the wrong way. The fact that military related entities looked at that and thought it was fine to publish is even more laughable.

    • halcyoncmdr@piefed.socialEnglish
      2·
      5 hours ago

      That even ignores the even more egregious fact that she was supposedly Army. How many Army personnel are usually on Navy ships?

      There are exceptions of course, and any number of possible explanations. But just that off the bat should make you pause for a second since it’s weird.

    • thisbenzingring@lemmy.todayEnglish
      111·
      15 hours ago

      I’m gonna go out on a limb and reach for it… and say that on a LST, that platform exists… but considering the time, those ships are all decommissioned

      • _druid@sh.itjust.works
        English
        16·
        15 hours ago

        You can see Aegis radars where they would appear on a destroyer, but on an actual ship, if she were standing in front of the bridge, she’d be out next to the 5 inch gun. There are no raised platforms that far out in front of the bridge on any Aegis-capable platform.

        • thisbenzingring@lemmy.todayEnglish
          81·
          15 hours ago

          check it out, Newport class LST

          there’s a standing space right there with an open desk and then the bridge

          idk looks similar to me, i spent time on one

          • _druid@sh.itjust.works
            English
            12·
            15 hours ago

            There’s no Aegis on an LST, and that large, pale hexogonal shape behind her is part of the Aegis weapon system.

            • Neondragon25@piefed.socialEnglish
              2·
              7 hours ago

              Please, if you want to settle this, take it to the warthunder forums, especially if anyone is about to drop classified info to prove a point, it belongs there.