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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ariana Baio

Arrested protester reveals pain caused by White House’s AI-generated photo of her crying: ‘Was just so degrading’

Nekima Levy Armstrong, a lawyer and social justice activist who was arrested last month for participating in a church protest, has criticized the White House for posting of an AI-manipulated image of her crying to announce her apprehension.

“They couldn’t break me by arresting me,” Levy Armstrong told the New York Times. “So, they doctored an image to show the world a false iteration of that time to make me look weak.”

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