"It’s that these pictures, released by the Department of Labor social-media accounts and bearing the department’s seal, are uncomfortably reminiscent of posters from the 1930s. To be more specific: the ‘Heroic Realism’ of Nazi propaganda posters and the similarly stylized patriotic posters later produced in the United States.

Why is this style being used now, and what are these images for?"

#Trump #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #DepartmentofLabor #race #gender #workers #Nazi #SocialMedia
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"The very AI tools that are adding to today’s employment problems are being used by the Trump administration to chip away at reality, one white-supremacy meme and one fascistic propaganda video at a time."

#Trump #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #DepartmentofLabor #race #gender #workers #Nazi #SocialMedia
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"Only a few of the images explicitly say. But their purpose is explained in the accompanying captions: They’re promoting the department’s work on Project Firewall, meant to restore 'pathways to the American Dream by ensuring American Jobs go to American Workers.'"

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"It’s that these pictures, released by the Department of Labor social-media accounts and bearing the department’s seal, are uncomfortably reminiscent of posters from the 1930s. To be more specific: the ‘Heroic Realism’ of Nazi propaganda posters and the similarly stylized patriotic posters later produced in the United States.

Why is this style being used now, and what are these images for?"

#Trump #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #DepartmentofLabor #race #gender #workers #Nazi #SocialMedia
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"A social-media ad campaign from the Department of Labor is going viral for featuring a dozen or more images of young, blond, white men with strong jawlines and cleft chins, in blue-collared workmen’s shirts and jeans—such great jeans. ...

It’s not the use of AI that’s giving everyone pause, of course."

~ Hannah Yoest

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