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Philippines Condemns AI Video Posted by Chinese State Media

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.

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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…

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Philippines Condemns AI Video Posted by Chinese State Media Depicting It as a Monkey

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Philippines demands ‘racist’ Chinese state media video depicting Filipinos as monkeys be taken down

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…

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Philippines condemns monkey video on Chinese media as racist

The AI video on China Daily showed a monkey in Philippine garments singing its claims to the South China Sea.