JAKARTA - US President Donald Trump on Sunday accused Iran of using artificial intelligence (AI) as a "weapon of disinformation" to falsify their successes and support during the war.
"AI can be very dangerous, we have to be very careful with it," Trump told reporters on Air Force One shortly after he made a post on his Truth Social platform where he accused Western media without evidence of "close coordination" with Iran to spread "fake news" produced by AI, reported Al Arabiya from Reuters (16/3)
The comments come amid renewed tensions between the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and broadcasters after President Trump targeted media coverage of the US and Israeli war with Iran.
Earlier, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr on Saturday threatened to revoke broadcast licenses that did not "correct the course" of their coverage.
President Trump himself often accuses news media of lying when they broadcast news that he thinks criticizes him, and he has previously called for the revocation of broadcasting licenses that he considers unfair.
Among his social media posts and comments to journalists, President Trump on Sunday cited three examples where he claimed Iran was using AI to mislead the public.
On Truth Social, he said Iran had demonstrated a "kamikaze ship" that did not exist. He further stated that Iran used AI to falsely describe a successful attack on the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier, adding that the publication that spread the news should be charged with treason.
Reuters has verified images filmed from the Basra port in Iraq, which show Iranian vessels loaded with explosives apparently attacking two fuel tanker ships, killing at least one crew member.
Iranian government media did claim that the Iranian military attacked the USS Abraham Lincoln, although the claim was not widely reported by Western media.
President Trump also claimed that the images showing "250,000" Iranians in a peaceful action to support the new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei were "entirely the result of AI" and the event "never happened."
Several pro-government demonstrations have taken place in Iran since the war began, but a brief search by Reuters found no Western reports mentioning the 250,000 figure. Many media organizations, including Reuters, have published news photos showing crowds in Tehran after Mojtaba Khamenei was appointed supreme leader.
President Trump himself did not clarify the specific news reports from Iran that he meant.
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