MAGA has been fascinated by the photo of a blond U.S. Army soldier walking defiantly alongside President Donald Trump enforcing his “America First” agenda.
But there’s just one problem – she’s artificial intelligence.
The image, most likely generated by artificial intelligence, shows Jessica Foster wearing high heels while posing with Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on a U.S. warship in the Strait of Hormuz and speaking at a presidential “peace council” event earlier this year.
The account, which has since been deleted, gained more than 1 million followers since its mysterious creator began posting on it four months ago. washington post Report.
Those who commented on how “beautiful” Foster was and praised her “America First” message were overwhelmingly accounts with men in their profile photos, the newspaper reported.
MAGA has been fascinated by the AI-generated U.S. Army soldier Jessica Foster, whose account has now been deleted from Instagram. The account was plastered with fake photos of Foster with President Donald Trump. (instagram)
In one post, an AI-generated Army soldier claimed to have boarded a warship in the Strait of Hormuz during the conflict with Iran. (instagram)
Some of Foster’s photos received more than 30,000 “likes,” with users commenting on how “beautiful” she was, while others reacted to the AI-generated soldier with eye-heart emojis.
Trump and his administration have fully embraced the rise of artificial intelligence. It’s a prominent feature of his 2024 presidential campaign and is used on social media by numerous federal government agencies, including White House accounts. It was unclear whether Trump officials commented on or shared posts from Foster’s account.
Foster’s account is another example of how artificial intelligence can be used to push political agendas in wartime, and experts warn that creators are trying to lure social media users to other paid platforms.
Before being deleted, the account was reportedly linked to another OnlyFans account, and users had to pay a subscription to access pornographic content. The platform tells postal The company removed the account associated with Foster’s Instagram because the account’s creator was unverified.
Sam Gregory of Witness, a video advocacy group that studies deepfakes, told the newspaper that Foster’s description “illustrated how deceptive AI generators can be.”
Gregory says the AI-generated female soldiers are “a prime example of everything MAGA fantasizes about in one channel.”
Foster’s account is another example of how artificial intelligence can be used to push political agendas, especially in times of war, with experts warning creators are trying to lure social media users to paid platforms (Instagram)
“But this is clearly artificial intelligence: these images have no provenance, no history surrounding her, and no apparent glitches,” Gregory told reporters postal. “There are a lot of real and unreal beauties online, but having a woman so close to power, surrounding the big events of the day, has a different kind of cachet.”
An army spokesman told postal Officials found no record of Foster.
Since the original AI-generated account disappeared from Instagram, other accounts have appeared, replicating the same AI-generated images.
independent Instagram parent company Meta has been contacted for comment.
Experts who study misinformation and artificial intelligence warn that accounts like Foster allow propaganda to spread like wildfire on social media.
“The danger with this is that we’re moving toward a society that’s not authentic,” Joan Donovan, an assistant professor at Boston University, told The New York Times. postal. “It’s a way to get a political message out, and it’s effective.”
Former Illinois Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger said it was “crazy” that the account had 1 million followers.
“Jessica Foster is clearly not a soldier in the United States Army,” he posted on social media. “Jessica Foster is an AI. Jessica Foster has 1 million followers. If you look at the comments and what some people are saying… oh my god, people who are obsessed with AI, MAGA, old people… come on. This is crazy.”