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US embassy in Mexico sparks outrage with AI self-deportation video

The US embassy in Mexico posted an AI-generated video on its official social media accounts depicting men in black caps performing a corrido — a traditional Mexican ballad — with lyrics encouraging migrants to "self-deport" and "return to your roots." The video triggered widespread outrage and disbelief online.

AI-generated footage depicts group of men performing a corrido, singing phrases including ‘return to your roots’An AI-generated video from the US embassy in Mexico encouraging migrants to “self-deport” has sparked disbelief and outrage online.The video posted this week on official embassy social media accounts depicts a group of men wearing black caps and sporting tattoos performing a kind of traditional Mexican ballad known as a corrido. Continue reading...