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Deep@mander.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago

Iran’s AI memes are reaching people who don’t follow the news – and winning the propaganda war

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Iran’s AI memes are reaching people who don’t follow the news – and winning the propaganda war

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Deep@mander.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago
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In an online environment which blurs news and entertainment, Iran’s AI propaganda videos are reaching a huge audience globally.
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    But why Lego though?

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      Some kind of religious no-no about human representation, I guess?

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      They’re utilizing nostalgia. Mixing edgy themes like war imagery and the Epstein files with Lego is also fascinating. In a way a lot of us are fascinated by having their childhood be ruined. I am not sure why but it‘s definitely a thing people seek out.

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      Because asking AI to do humans is still uncanny. Pixar and Ghibli was already ruined by AI…

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        It’s minecraft level graphics instead of crysis level. Easier as bigger texture blocks than pixel level shading.

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        You can tell it’s ai because they only have two fingers.

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          You can tell it’s ai because they only have two fingers one big flap and a smaller thumb flap

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      Children and the young are the most credulous viewers of propaganda. It also makes it more likely to be shared.

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        Huh. TIL I guess.

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