The Philippines has lodged a diplomatic complaint with Beijing over an AI-generated video depicting it as a monkey, centered on territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
NYTimes – World Philippine defence secretary denounces video referencing South China Sea dispute as a ‘disgrace’ to regional leadership The Philippines strongly condemned state-run China Daily for releasing an AI-generated video that depicted Filipinos as monkeys, saying the “racist” imagery is “offensive, distressing and unacceptable” and drawing a firm line against dehumanising propaganda. Manila demanded that the video posted…
NYTimes – World Philippine defence secretary denounces video referencing South China Sea dispute as a ‘disgrace’ to regional leadership The Philippines strongly condemned state-run China Daily for releasing an AI-generated video that depicted Filipinos as monkeys, saying the “racist” imagery is “offensive, distressing and unacceptable” and drawing a firm line against dehumanising propaganda. Manila demanded that the video posted…
BBC News – World The AI video on China Daily showed a monkey in Philippine garments singing its claims to the South China Sea.
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