US embassy in Mexico prompts outrage with AI video promoting ‘self-deportation’ (www.theguardian.com)
from HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works to world@lemmy.world on 28 Mar 13:38
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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.

“The corrido rings out loud in your homeland; return to your roots,” the AI performer sings. “You don’t need to go far to get ahead. Listen to what you say: Mexican power lies within you.”

The social media post also contains a link to CBP Home, a website that helps migrants in the US to return to their home countries.

The video made headlines across Mexican news outlets, and met with condemnation on social media.

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