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[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Maybe Donald Trump will announce an invasion of Elbonia in Adams' name.

[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

See that's the kind of thing we should be making mass AI propaganda for. You simply must invade a country of brown people to appease the bloodlust of your base? Use AI to create an entirely fake country and fake an entire invasion and brutal occupation of that country. Blame a nonexistent ethnic group for all of society's problems. Get all the propaganda benefits of imperialist wars without all the expense and blood shed.

This is the kind of innovation we could be having right now!

[–] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Wasn't this the plot of Wag the Dog?

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Wow, I haven't thought of that movie in... Well, apparently 29 years. I remember that it came out just before the Clinton/Lewinsky business - it was unbelievably prescient.