Trump's State Department faces backlash after an apparently AI-generated map mislabeled every African country named on it at a global conference.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio makes opening statement during an event on July 16, 2026, in Washington, DC.
"This is what happens when the US Department of State fires career experts and tries to have AI conduct diplomacy."
"AI use gone wrong." "Utter embarrassment." "Stupid empire." "Idiot Reich."
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US government map of Africa gets every country wrong at global conference
