Real Madrid’s Mbappe: AI dictator memes show lack of political awareness

Kylian Mbappe didn’t fully enjoy the flurry of AI memes depicting him as a dictator on social media during the World Cup. The France star was portrayed in military outfits, sitting on a throne or posing next to Soviet leader Josef Stalin and other controversial leaders. Asked by France Football magazine how he felt about the memes, Mbappe acknowledged the humour, but said he didn’t like being compared to figures associated with tragedies. “There’s a part of it that’s funny because you can tell that, for some people, it’s good-natured,” he said. “There’s also a part that’s a little less funny because we know the damage that people like that have caused throughout history.