"Artificial intelligence, apparently, is the new "fake news." Blaming AI is an increasingly popular strategy for politicians seeking to dodge responsibility for something embarrassing - among others. AI isn't a person, after all. It can't leak or file suit. It does make mistakes, a credibility problem that makes it hard to determine fact from fiction in the age of mis- and disinformation."
"On Tuesday, President Donald Trump endorsed the practice. Asked about viral footage showing someone tossing something out an upper-story White House window, the president replied, "No, that's probably AI" - after his press team had indicated to reporters that the video was real. But Trump, known for insisting the truth is what he says it is, declared himself all in on the AI-blaming phenomenon. "If something happens that's really bad," he told reporters, "maybe I'll have to just blame AI.""
Blaming AI has become a frequent tactic to avoid accountability for embarrassing or controversial incidents, leveraging AI's non-person status and error-prone nature. AI errors create credibility problems that make distinguishing fact from fiction more difficult and produce a "liar's dividend" that benefits dishonest actors. Political figures have publicly attributed disputed footage to AI, sometimes contradicting their own teams, and foreign officials have questioned the authenticity of videos as likely AI-generated. The tactic can occasionally be complimentary in unrelated contexts but more often complicates verification and fuels mis- and disinformation.
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