Welp. Sadly, there's more news on this AI maps topic. Some US State Dept. employee used AI to make a map infographic thing for a conference about AIDS that mislabeled every country it referred to on a map of Africa. 😭 And the shapes of the country borders don't match up with real countries either.
[editorial aside: WTF are they even doing showing their faces at an AIDS conference after killing USAID and letting so many people die of it?]
article: > "A U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a State Department presentation at a global conference taking place in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attendees who took screenshots and posted them online."
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> "A Reuters analysis found the image of the map included in the presentation contained an artificial intelligence watermark that signals it was made with OpenAI tools. The company said it was investigating the report." <
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/us-government-map-africa-mislabels-every-country-global-conference-2026-07-30/
#genAI #AISlop #howEmbarrassing