■ In this week’s Inner Loop:We dive into the trough of AI slop that’s been pouring out of the White House, and get to the bottom of how much Trump has to do with the strategy—to the extent there is one.
The most infamous example of his experimentation with AI-generated videos came ahead of the No Kings protests earlier this month. In the clip, the president is decked out in full Top Gun gear, piloting a fighter jet bearing “KING TRUMP” on its side. Instead of a traditional pilot’s helmet, however, the president is wearing a literal crown, just in case the rest of the visuals were too subtle. The plane succeeds in its mission: dumping inconceivable amounts of shit upon fictionalized No Kings protesters in New York’s Times Square.
This is just the latest AI slop Trump has posted. You have to wonder—how do these videos end up on Trump’s official account in the first place?...
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