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U.S. delegation uses AI slop map of Africa at AIDS conference
Boing Boing·July 30, 2026·1 min read
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A U.S. State Department presentation at the AIDS 2026 conference featured an AI-generated map of Africa that incorrectly labeled every country. The significant errors on the slide prompted attendees to document the mistakes with their phones.
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A U.S. State Department map of Africa mislabeled every country it depicted during a presentation at the AIDS 2026 conference in Rio de Janeiro. The slide was so egregiously wrong that multiple attendees whipped out their phones to get a shot of it; Emily Bass…
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