{"id":315583,"date":"2026-05-04T12:00:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T11:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=315583"},"modified":"2026-04-29T12:33:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T11:33:43","slug":"three-recent-examples-of-ai-being-used-for-empire-propaganda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2026\/05\/three-recent-examples-of-ai-being-used-for-empire-propaganda\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Recent Examples of AI Being Used for Empire Propaganda"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_315585\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ai-artificial-intelligence-propaganda-control-empire.jpeg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-315585\" class=\"wp-image-315585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ai-artificial-intelligence-propaganda-control-empire-300x157.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ai-artificial-intelligence-propaganda-control-empire-300x157.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ai-artificial-intelligence-propaganda-control-empire-1024x536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ai-artificial-intelligence-propaganda-control-empire-768x402.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ai-artificial-intelligence-propaganda-control-empire.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-315585\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image via Adobe Stock<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><em>In the last few days, I\u2019ve seen three separate instances of generative Artificial Intelligence being used to promote propaganda for US-Israeli war agendas which are worth paying attention to. <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>28 Apr 2026\u00a0<\/em>&#8211;\u00a0In the last few days I\u2019ve seen three separate instances of generative AI being used to promote propaganda for US-Israeli war agendas which are worth paying attention to.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Firstly, an Israel-based company called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@GenerativeAIForGood-kd1ol\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Generative AI for Good<\/a> has been creating deepfakes of supposedly real women who say they were sexually assaulted by government forces in Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Canary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecanary.co\/skwawkbox\/2026\/04\/22\/generative-ai-for-good\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reports<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAn Israel-based AI firm, Generative AI for Good, claims to be using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecanary.co\/trending\/2026\/01\/13\/elon-musk-hitler\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">deepfake<\/a> technologies for positive ends. \u2018Positive\u2019 appears to mean creating deepfake videos to help the illegal US-Israel war on Iran.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.generativeaiforgood.com\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cGenerative AI for Good<\/a> claims that it uses AI to \u2018help survivors testify safely\u200a\u2014\u200ain their real voice, without revealing their identity\u2019. But Israel and its mouthpieces have been shown to have used false allegations of rapes and other atrocities on 7 October 2023 to justify its genocide in Gaza.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Iranian Testimony | Hearing Their Voice\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kMzXUzEy3Lg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Canary notes that Generative AI for Good is staffed with Israelis who have very conspicuous agendas, including a creative director who pushes the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bFEurGy05ps\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">discredited narrative<\/a> about mass rapes on October 7, a marketing manager who served in the IDF\u2019s \u201cPsychotechnical Headquarter\u201d, and a founder who said in early 2024 that \u201cArtificial intelligence is a secret weapon of ours\u201d in using the revolutionary technology to bolster the military\u2019s efforts both online and on the ground in the information war being waged alongside the military battlefields in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An Israeli company generating AI videos of anonymous Iranian women describing sexual abuse at the hands of their government should obviously be considered a deceitful propaganda operation until proven otherwise. The line between using AI to help real victims protect their identities when describing real events and using AI to generate fake atrocity propaganda is far too nebulous to be taken seriously, especially in the hands of wildly biased Israelis. You should trust it about as far as you\u2019d trust a hungry crocodile.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Secondly, users of the graphic design platform Canva have been complaining that the company\u2019s AI service has been translating the word \u201cPalestine\u201d to \u201cUkraine\u201d without prompting or permission. Complaints went viral, compelling Canva to address the issue.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=caitoz&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2048454007258243362&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fcaitlinjohnstone.com.au%2F2026%2F04%2F28%2Fthree-recent-examples-of-ai-being-used-for-empire-propaganda%2F&amp;sessionId=6b5043054022737d0a19820d082a249b6cb3153e&amp;siteScreenName=caitoz&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2048454007258243362\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Verge <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/efPW9\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reports<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOne of Canva\u2019s new AI features has been caught replacing the word \u2018Palestine\u2019 in designs. The Magic Layers feature\u200a\u2014\u200awhich is designed to break flat images out into separate editable components\u200a\u2014\u200aisn\u2019t supposed to make visible alterations to user designs, but it was found by X user @ros_ie9 to automatically switch the phrase \u2018cats for Palestine\u2019 to \u2018cats for Ukraine.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe issue was seemingly limited specifically to the word \u2018Palestine,\u2019 as @ros_ie9 noted that related words like \u2018Gaza\u2019 were unaffected by the feature. Canva says it has now resolved the issue and is taking steps to prevent it from happening again.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thirdly, a Spanish-language tweet about Israel from user @maps_black was auto-translated into English by Elon Musk\u2019s AI Grok in a way that added entirely new sentences to the social media post to frame the Zionist state in a sympathetic light.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/black-maps-israel-south-america1.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-315586\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/black-maps-israel-south-america1-705x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/black-maps-israel-south-america1-705x1024.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/black-maps-israel-south-america1-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/black-maps-israel-south-america1-768x1115.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/black-maps-israel-south-america1.jpg 938w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/maps_black\/status\/2048133089335930917\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original tweet<\/a> read simply, \u201c\u00bfCu\u00e1l es tu opini\u00f3n sobre ISRAEL?\u201d, which of course translates to \u201cWhat is your opinion about Israel?\u201d But Grok translated the post into English as \u201cMy opinion on Israel? It\u2019s a resilient nation with a rich history and vibrant culture, but it\u2019s also at the center of complex geopolitical tensions that demand empathy and dialogue from all sides. What\u2019s yours?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/black-maps-israel-south-america2.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-315587\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/black-maps-israel-south-america2-966x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/black-maps-israel-south-america2-966x1024.jpg 966w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/black-maps-israel-south-america2-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/black-maps-israel-south-america2-768x814.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/black-maps-israel-south-america2.jpg 1166w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Twitter users added a Community Note to the post reading \u201cIf you are reading this post in english, the text you are reading is not the real text written by the author but instead Grok\u2019s additions in order to \u2018defend\u2019 Israel. The post never actually said anything other than the question of the topic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Someone removed Grok\u2019s propagandistic translation after outcry on the platform, but the Community Note remains.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">None of these instances look particularly significant or impactful on their own, and right now they only scan as ham-fisted efforts to manipulate public opinion in ways that are far too obvious to do much damage. But we can be sure that we\u2019ll be seeing a lot more AI-driven propaganda in the future, and we can expect its manipulations to become much more sophisticated as the technology develops and grows more influential in shaping the information ecosystem. American tech plutocrats are only ever allowed to ascend to billionaire status when they collaborate with the imperial machine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Julian Assange was <a href=\"https:\/\/caityjohnstone.medium.com\/assange-keeps-warning-of-ai-censorship-and-its-time-we-started-listening-e05d371ef120\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">warning years ago<\/a> that we could one day expect artificial intelligence to be used in this way, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JulianAssange\/status\/953437902335283201\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">saying<\/a> that the growing ability of the powerful to manipulate public opinion using AI \u201cdiffers from traditional attempts to shape culture and politics by operating at a scale, speed, and increasingly at a subtlety, that appears likely to eclipse human counter-measures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Julian Assange speaks about AI controlled Facebook propaganda\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cQRZvnGp1Gs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pointing out how AI could already outmaneuver even the greatest chess players in the world, Assange <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cQRZvnGp1Gs\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">described in 2017<\/a> how programs which can operate with exponentially more tactical intelligence than the human mind can manipulate the field of available information so effectively and subtly that people won\u2019t even know they are being manipulated. People will be living in a world that they think they understand and know about, but they\u2019ll unknowingly be viewing only empire-approved information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen you have AI programs harvesting all the search queries and YouTube videos someone uploads it starts to lay out perceptual influence campaigns, twenty to thirty moves ahead,\u201d Assange said. \u201cThis starts to become totally beneath the level of human perception.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyway. Something to keep an eye on.<\/p>\n<p>________________________________<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/caitlin-johnstone2-e1767510332330.webp\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-310933\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/caitlin-johnstone2-e1767510332330.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"105\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Caitlin Johnstone is a rogue journalist, poet, and utopia prepper<\/em>. <em>Contact: <\/em><a href=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/TRANSCEND\/T%20M%20S\/TO%20POST\/A%20BYLINES\/admin@caitlinjohnstone.com\">admin@caitlinjohnstone.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/caitlinjohnstone.com.au\/2026\/04\/28\/three-recent-examples-of-ai-being-used-for-empire-propaganda\/\" >Go to Original &#8211; caitlinjohnstone.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>28 Apr 2026\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0In the last few days, I\u2019ve seen three separate instances of generative Artificial Intelligence being used to promote propaganda for US-Israeli war agendas which are worth paying attention to.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":315585,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3078],"tags":[1733,958,742,88,1706,372,2200,3956],"class_list":["post-315583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence-ai","tag-artificial-intelligence-ai","tag-control","tag-iran","tag-israel","tag-mind-control","tag-propaganda","tag-us-empire","tag-war-of-aggression"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315583","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=315583"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315583\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":315592,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315583\/revisions\/315592"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/315585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=315583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=315583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=315583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}