US embassy in Mexico prompts outrage with AI video promoting ‘self-deportation’

AI-generated footage depicts group of men performing a corrido, singing phrases including ‘return to your roots’An AI-generated video from the US embassy in Mexico encouraging migrants to “self-deport” has sparked disbelief and outrage online.The video posted this week on official embassy...

<p>AI-generated footage depicts group of men performing a corrido, singing phrases including ‘return to your roots’</p><p>An AI-generated video from the US embassy in Mexico encouraging migrants to “self-deport” has sparked disbelief and outrage online.</p><p>The video posted this week on official embassy social media accounts depicts a group of men wearing black caps and sporting tattoos performing a kind of traditional Mexican ballad known as a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/sep/19/urban1">corrido</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/28/us-embassy-mexico-outrage-ai-video-self-deportation">Continue reading...</a>
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