On the second day of the former presidentā€™s New York criminal trial, the defense argued against seating jurors who had posted negatively about him online

Donald Trump, a man renowned for craving adulation and approval, has this week been confronted with the disdain of Manhattanites called as prospective jurors in hisĀ New York criminal trialĀ for allegedly falsifying business records to cover up a hush-money payment to porn starĀ Stormy Daniels. No wonder heā€™s apparently trying toĀ sleep throughĀ the proceedings.

While no jurors were selected on Monday ā€” with dozens excused after indicating they could not be fair and impartial in weighing the 34 felony charges against Trump ā€”Ā sevenĀ made the cut on Tuesday. (The court will need 18 people to qualify in all: 12 jurors and six alternates.) However, more were dismissed after questions arose about content they had shared on social media that disparaged the former president, and Trump himself was not spared from hearing what they had posted.

One potential juror ruled out on Tuesday was a man who recently shared anĀ AI-generated video of Trump saying ā€œIā€™m dumb as fuck,ā€ according to reporterĀ Josh KovenskyĀ ofĀ Talking Points Memo. The man had evidently tried to conceal his opinion of Trump during earlier questioning, perĀ The New York Times, and protested that the video was only something he ā€œreposted,ā€ but Judge Juan Merchan dismissed him.

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    One potential juror ruled out on Tuesday was a man who recently shared anĀ AI-generated video of Trump saying ā€œIā€™m dumb as fuck,ā€ according to reporterĀ Josh KovenskyĀ ofĀ Talking Points Memo.

    That is like the least offensive criticism of Trump Iā€™ve ever heard of. In fact, the most offensive part of it is what a waste of AI it is to make such a stupid video.

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      I was actually about to to comment about how thatā€™s the only acceptable use for AI. It seems weā€™re atā€¦ loggerheads

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        Have you seen the video of the AI generated Trump/Biden debate? Parts of that were hilarious.

        You can also use it to write custom heartfelt notes for birthday messages for coworkers. And you can give it the ingredients in your kitchen and ask for a recipe that uses them up.