Thai PM Makes AI Video Appeal to Chinese Tourists

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra used an AI-generated Mandarin language voice over to reassure Chinese tourists that Thailand is a safe country to visit. Image via the Thai government.

Thailand on Wednesday posted an AI-generated video of its prime minister speaking in Mandarin, encouraging Chinese tourists to visit the kingdom despite reports of kidnappings on the Thai-Myanmar border.

In the clip made by generative artificial intelligence posted to the government’s Facebook page, a likeness of Paetongtarn Shinawatra appears speaking in fluent Mandarin, a language she does not speak in real life.

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