- Title: 'Ban AI for political use,' says co-creator of Trump Gaza AI video
- Date: 8th March 2025
- Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (MARCH 8, 2025) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S.-ISRAELI FILMMAKER WHO CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR CO-CREATING AI VIDEO SHARED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP, SOLO AVITAL, SAYING: "I think it's an important moment, because in a way it's not really damaging, you know, but it's not really damaging in a way that it didn't cause any harm to anyone. So let's use that, righ
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- Keywords: AI Artificial Inteligence Donald Trump Elon Musk Gaza Trump
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- Country: Palestinian Occupied Territory
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Middle East
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- Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS FOOTAGE FROM A THIRD PARTY SOURCE CREATED USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
An AI content creator who claims he was behind an AI-generated video of Gaza shared by U.S. President Donald Trump called for the technology to be banned for political purposes on Saturday (March 8).
The video, shared on Trump's Truth Social account on February 26, depicts an opulent vision of a future Gaza featuring beach resorts, dancers and a gold statue of Trump.
The video went viral on social media days after Trump said Gaza would be turned over to the U.S. by Israel after the conclusion of fighting and that Palestinians would be resettled elsewhere.
Speaking in an interview with Reuters, Solo Avital, a U.S.-Israeli content creator working with production company EyeMix, said he had intended the video as satire after hearing of Trump's proposal to turn the devastated Palestinian territory into "the riviera of the Middle East."
Avital said he was glad the video had sparked conversation on issues surrounding artificial intelligence and politics, saying it opens a "very dangerous window."
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