Footballer Kylian Mbappé criticizes AI memes depicting dictators
French footballer Kylian Mbappé said he had mixed feelings about AI memes on social media that depicted him as a dictator. He said this in an interview with France Football magazine, Asharq Al-Awsat reports.
Images on social media
During the World Cup, AI-generated images of Mbappé in military clothing, on a throne, and alongside Soviet leader Joseph Stalin and other controversial leaders circulated on social media.
The footballer acknowledged that some of these jokes may be good-natured. At the same time, he stressed that comparisons with people associated with the killings and suffering of millions of people are not funny to him.
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Mbappé's reaction
According to Mbappé, such posts are usually created without the intention of going too far, but they sometimes indicate a lack of political and human awareness.
He also commented on the nickname “Mobut,” used for him by France teammate Ousmane Dembélé. The nickname is a reference to former autocratic leader Mobutu Sese Seko. Mbappé noted that in Dembélé's case, he sees it as a joke between teammates, although the nickname itself, according to him, also originated on social media.
