The young politician’s poster made with artificial intelligence generated reactions

Artificial intelligence is on the agenda ahead of France’s Senate elections this month, but this time it is being talked about inappropriately on the campaign trail. Juliette de Causans, candidate of the small European Ecological Equality party, formed by those who left the group that supported President Emmanuel Macron before the elections to be held next month, provoked a huge reaction when she rejuvenated her electoral poster. .

De Causans’s alteration of the photograph used on the election poster with artificial intelligence and making it “younger, thinner and more beautiful” left its mark on the election. Many voters said the young politician was misleading voters with these images. “I thought that if I looked better, voters would be more interested in my promises,” the young politician said.

HAS DONE THE SAME BEFORE

The high school teacher, who entered politics in 2021 and didn’t get what he expected, addressed French people living in Italy, Greece and Turkey in last year’s general elections and uploaded a more “tanned” version of his photo.

Other candidates from De Causans’ party were also found to be trying to become younger and more beautiful using a similar method. While De Causans said he was in his 40s and did not reveal his exact age, polls showed he would find it difficult to achieve success in this year’s election.