Swift and Macron, closer than ever?
Last week, the French president gave an interview to the American media Variety. He took the time to address several hot topics on societal, cultural and current affairs, including the uprise of AI (Artificial Intelligence), Netflix, the Olympic Games and even… Taylor Swift.
Emmanuel Macron reffered to a video generated by AI, showing him dancing with famous American singer Taylor Swift. Between disinformation, humor, awareness and harassment, this technology has the potential to create a buzz as well as worry. The French head of state recalled: “we can do all sorts of things with AI, but for vulnerable people, it can lead to depression. It can be a form of harassment. It destabilizes people, it can misinform, which can disrupt our democracies. This is something that must be regulated.”
To end the subject on a good note, Macron highlighted the extent of the “Swift” phenomenon in France. She had, when she came to Paris for her “Eras Tour” in May, made a real hit. "She is one of the rare artists who manages to bring together so many people. For the French, for all generations and for the economy of the cities where she performed, it was very unique."
(MH with NiNa - Source: Public/La Dépêche - Picture: Swift performing on her Reputation Stadium Tour in May 2018 by UltimateWarrior13 via Wikicommons under license Creative commons CC-BY-SA-4.0)