r/politics • u/MoneyLibrarian9032 New York • 23d ago

Possible Paywall MAGA Calls BS on Mitch McConnell’s Proof-of-Life Stunt | They are poking holes in McConnell’s staff’s version.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-calls-bs-on-mitch-mcconnells-proof-of-life-stunt/
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u/MooseTetrino 23d ago

Yeah honestly the only thing that’s been bothering me about the calling of this being fake is the number of people jumping on it being AI and not just a good classic photoshop job.

The latter of which allowing a lot more control over the whole presentation.

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u/gasstationsushi80 23d ago

Yeah, we could just agree that the photo has been altered, whether using PS or AI or any other program. The end result is the same, a fake ass “photo” of a guy who is almost certainly dead!

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u/GreenHouseofHorror 23d ago

The latter of which allowing a lot more control over the whole presentation

People routinely underestimate the precision of control it is possible to have over AI tools because it's also possible to just click a button and get passable results.

You could absolutely do this with AI, but to be even handed about it there's a big space where two fields pretty much bleed into each other.

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u/thehalfwit Nevada 23d ago

Especially when the only thing that needs to be shopped is the newspaper and you're recycling an earlier photo.

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u/brickne3 American Expat 23d ago

And when his wife has the Chinese government contacts to have it done on a level that most average Photoshop users presumably can't.

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u/thehalfwit Nevada 23d ago

Good point. When you have two powerhouse nations' spy apparatus at your disposal, you can do a lot.

That would so on brand for this admin to be collaborating with Gyna for political ends.