Trump's AI-generated image, Pope criticism show religious blindspot: expert | ABC NEWS

David Smith from the United States Studies Centre says Donald Trump posting an AI-generated depiction of himself as a saviour and his stoush with Pope Leo demonstrate a lack of understanding of where religious people's boundaries are.
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