Chris Cuomo fell for this.
It is an artificial intelligence deepfake version of AOC:
". . . I mean, fuck, watching that sultry little temptress squeeze into a Canadian tuxedo three sizes too small, with her bouncy little fun bags on the screen . . .
It is over-the-top outrageous. Take a weekend minute to watch: https://bsky.app/profile/mugrimm.bsky.social/post/3lvrupojd422f
Since it is my nature to overthink things, let me observe that:
-- The format as a supposed speech on the House floor, the captioning, the lip-syncing, and especially the voice of AOC and its tone and inflection, are all quite credible. It sounds like AOC. The giveaway is what "she" is saying. Plus, of course, there is a watermark over the top of her head throughout "Parody: 100% made with AI." We must disbelieve everything now, which has huge implications for a self-governing people.
-- Chris Cuomo got fooled. Even Cuomo -- an experienced TV news anchor, a presumably intelligent and worldly man -- saw it, believed it real, reacted, and then published a condemnation of her. Probably important was that this caricature of AOC fit Cuomo's idea of who AOC is. He was prepared and eager to believe it.
-- He made a non-apology apology, making her the bad guy, implying that he fell for the parody because the real AOC could have said this:
You are correct... that was a deepfake (but it really does sound like you). Thank you for correcting.
Then he went on to complain in a tweet about what she didn't say in pointing out Cuomo's error:
Nothing about Hamas or people burning jews cars...but Sweeney jeans ad? Deserved time on floor of congress? What happened to this party? Fight for small business...not for small culture wars.
-- This is the style in political messaging that Trump brought to America. Never apologize. Double down. Always attack. Trump has the angry, bellicose indignation style down pat. It isn't clear yet whether other politicians can duplicate Trump's success in the double-down technique. Trump appears to have no sense of shame or doubt that he is 100 percent right, and that apparent conviction makes him credible. Cuomo comes across looking as if, in the back of his mind, he realized he made an embarrassing mistake. You need to commit to the schtick for doubledowning to work.
-- Some things don't change. Advertisers use beautiful women to sell expensive jeans by showing them putting them on. I thought I had aged out of enjoying these ads, but not yet.
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12 comments:
Brian Cox, a scientist talking on TikTox said decayed buildings were discovered on Mars. Except for the content it seemed genuine. Be wary of everything, even your broker saying you need to transfer your money immediately, when it sounds like him. Nothing is safe, except maybe this blog.
The Cuomo brothers have lost a lot of credibility. They don't seem very relevant these days, although they keep trying.
New Yorkers tend to be obnoxious jerks anyway.
The people who create, use and promote AI are sending us all down the primrose path. Thanks a lot.
Some people never learn. Many examples in history and literature. But there they go, jumping on the bandwagon. "Stay human."
Cuomo must have been in a big hurry. The lip-syncing flaws are a tell, but the captioning and script are a giveaway (er, not to mention the prominent "parody" tag).
AOC would not drop f-bombs conversationally on the House floor as depicted. Right away, "Aryan" is misspelled as "Arian", as later is "Fuhrer" as "furer".
AOC is not sloppy in matters sartorial, nor appearance generally. Sweeney's jeans are not too small, let alone three sizes. Her "fun bags" are famously not little.
That said, this lecturer must take a beat. I cannot tell if the clever text of the Brooke Shields ad is real or fake. An amusing coincidence, if it's indeed authentic.
For Cuomo to fall for a parody that’s even labeled as such is almost as clueless as falling for the promise by a compulsive liar that he’d lower prices on day one.
Speaking as a native of Brooklyn, NY:
Apparently what they grow where you come from is cowards who hide behind anonymity.
I think what we are going to see is politics turning into the battle of the archetypes: Nazis versus the woke.
Pick a team… 😱
MT- I think it’s called “the fog of war”. I’ve stopped myself from asking “what are people thinking? ” because I realize they aren’t. They’ve stopped asking hard questions and simply parrot what they hear.
Regarding the AI software that does this, it’s so cheap and easy to use, and the bar so low to entry, that you’ll see more and better renditions of this kind of thing to the point that we really won’t know what’s true - and where nothing is true. Those who are predisposed to one narrative will continue to follow whatever media reinforces that worldview, regardless of plausibility.
No, it's people who value our democratic republic vs those who favor a dictatorship and/or the woke vs the comatose.
Q.E.D.
I always feel smarter when LD opines. Makes me look things up: “"Quod Erat Demonstrandum," which translates to "which was to be demonstrated" or "what was to be shown". It's used to indicate the end of a proof or argument, signifying that the point being made has been successfully proven.
R.I.P.
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