The United States Department of State has admitted responsibility after an inaccurate map of Africa, apparently generated with artificial intelligence, was displayed during an official presentation at the AIDS 2026 conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The map wrongly relocated Nigeria and several other African countries, triggering widespread criticism online.

The State Department embarrassed all of America at an international conference.

A U.S. State Department presentation at a major global health conference has sparked criticism after an AI-generated map of Africa wrongly labelled every country on the continent.

US state department map error appeared at Aids 2026 conference in Rio de Janeiro