AI Translated Hitler Speeches Go Viral: How Misused Technology Fuels Dangerous Trends on TikTok
Sep 30, 2024

Sam

Did you hear about those Hitler speeches on TikTok? People are using AI to translate them!

Amy

Yeah, I saw that. It’s really concerning. They’re using AI to spread his speeches in English, which is so dangerous.

Sam

Why would anyone do that? Isn’t that illegal or something?

Amy

It goes against TikTok’s guidelines for sure. They say they don’t allow hate speech or promoting people like Hitler. But somehow, some of these videos still get millions of views.

Sam

Millions of views? That’s crazy! How do these videos stay up if TikTok is supposed to block them?

Amy

That’s the problem. Sometimes, the content slips through because of how AI mixes the speeches with music or visuals. The platform’s system might not catch it right away.

Sam

So, people are tricking TikTok with AI? That’s sneaky... but really bad. What do they even say in these videos?

Amy

One video made it seem like Hitler didn’t want to start World War II and that he was trying to protect women and children. It’s totally false, but it got over a million views before TikTok took it down.

Sam

Wow, that’s dangerous. If people don’t know history, they could believe that.

Amy

Exactly. It’s spreading misinformation, and because it’s on TikTok, it reaches a lot of young people like us.

Sam

So, what’s TikTok doing about it?

Amy

They’ve removed a lot of the videos, but new ones keep popping up. TikTok says they’re trying to improve how they catch these things, but it’s hard when people use AI to create and hide the content.

Sam

It’s scary how people can use AI for bad stuff like this. I thought AI was supposed to help people.

Amy

AI can help, but like any tool, it depends on how it’s used. Some people use it for good, but others use it to spread hate or lies, which is what’s happening here.

Sam

I guess TikTok has a big job trying to stop that. I hope they can do more to block this kind of content faster.

Amy

Yeah, they need to. It’s important that social media platforms don’t become places where hate can spread easily.