State Department Map Mislabels African Countries at AIDS Conference (Gift Article)
Nigeria, a coastal country in western Africa, was landlocked in the Sahara, among other errors. The department said it had been “hastily altered.”
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Rubio fired 1,300 seasoned pros for no reason; handed a sole‑source hiring deal to a company chosen for its ideological bent, and now the Department can’t even put African countries in the right place on a map. Great job. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
In which our new AI overlords can't find Nigeria, Mozambique, or Ivory Coast. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
“Kenneth Ngure, the president-elect of the International AIDS Society, called the use of the map at the conference “disheartening.” “African countries must be taken seriously,” he said in a statement… “our focus must now return to advancing the H.I.V. response.”
Senior State Department official Mislabels Several African Countries on Map at AIDS Conference Nigeria Mozambique Ivory Coast Uganda Malawi Cameroon www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
It begs the question, what more damage would they do if they were halfway competent? www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
AI does it again! Numerous countries are in the wrong places & mislabeled. For the State Department to use AI to create this map & present it at a conference is so offensive. “An analysis by Reuters… found that the map contained an artificial intelligence watermark associated with tools from OpenAI”
Incompetence is par for the course with this administration.
State Department Map Mislabels African Countries at AIDS Conference Nigeria, a coastal country in western Africa, was landlocked in the Sahara, among other errors. The department said it had been “hastily altered.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
@4freedoms.es Lo habrás visto ya, creo que esto te da para añadir una pizca de sal a algún artículo:
What happens when you fire all the experts and start relying on AI to generate your slides www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
"A senior health official with the State Department presenting at an international AIDS conference in Brazil this week used a map of Africa to illustrate U.S. government funding for H.I.V. programs on the continent...The map incorrectly identified several African countries."
Hmmm. I don't see Wakanda on the map referenced here... www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u... Only the best people........
Revealed in yesterday's New York Times: The State Department doesn't know geography. Shocking. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
We are an embarrassment
The Trump administration screws up map of Africa at AIDS Conference www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
It's no surprise that the State Dept can't label a map of Africa. They ended USAID, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths. Withholding food and life-saving medicine is a statement that Black Africans do not matter. So why should Rubio care about where they live? www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
The Trump State Department mislabeling multiple African nations on a map at an international AIDS conference may be the most Trump State Department thing ever. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
Incredible display of lack of attention to detail and disrespect towards African countries. #HIV #AIDS2026 www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
Our current diplomatic corps don't even know the _basics_ of what they're doing.
“An analysis by Reuters, which obtained images from the session, found that the map contained an artificial intelligence watermark associated with tools from OpenAI.” Because of course it did.
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Diary Entry 2310 Folks tell me to use AI to write journaling for my albums. US State Department can not even use AI to generate a proper map of African countries. 🤪 #USAID #USDOS You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
State Department Map Mislabels African Countries at AIDS Conference www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u... ‼️🤦♀️🙃
State Department Map Mislabels African Countries at AIDS Conference www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
Reposting because I still can't believe that the State Dept. would do this at an international meeting... Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
Good grief, Larry, Curly and Mo are running the show. Gift article, copy and paste to share as gift. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
The U.S. now has a government staffed by such extreme incompetents they can't even make a map of Africa without resorting to A.I. slop. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
Administration by dummies. “There was only one problem. The map incorrectly identified several African countries.” State Department Map Mislabels African Countries at AIDS Conference www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
Whoo boy. Somebody at the State Department, likely more than one, are getting paid to be embarrassingly stupid. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
State Department Map Mislabels African Countries at AIDS Conference www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
State Department Map Mislabels African Countries at AIDS Conference www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
Unbelievable screwup in Trumpland - hiring incompetent people gets incompetent results. State Department Map Mislabels African Countries at AIDS Conference www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
Marco Rubio - Time to find another job. You stink at everything hateful you've done since you were appointed to head the State Dept. - State Department Map Mislabels African Countries at AIDS Conference www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
State Department Map Mislabels African Countries at AIDS Conference www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
Idiots. We are governed by idiots. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
State Department Map Mislabels African Countries at AIDS Conference www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
Marco Rubio and the State Department score a ZERO on Geography exam! Did they get ANY of the locations correct on their funding map? Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
The Trump administration… only the “best and the brightest”… doesn’t even know enough geography to spot AI errors… 🙄
A perfect metaphor for the value of AI. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u... @theonion.com nailed it 18 years ago www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q_i...
State Department Map Mislabels African Countries at AIDS Conference www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
State Department Map Mislabels African Countries at AIDS Conference www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u... Impressive presentation by trump admin.
State Department Map Mislabels African Countries at AIDS Conference www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u... morons are in charge
State Department Map Mislabels African Countries at AIDS Conference What a bunch of morons.
U.S. Government Mislabels Map of African Countries at AIDS Conference https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/us/politics/state-department-map-africa.html
PEPFAR’s leader Jeff Graham is an experienced diplomat - but he has little experience with global health, HIV, or Africa. So there you go. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
This is why you should not outsource map-making to AI - always check it yourself! www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
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"The session focused on the status of U.S. government relations with governments in Africa." Apparently, the US is not even able to find them on a map! And don't care. Africa deserves better! PS: Happens when AI is replacing humans.. 😜 www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
State Department Map Mislabels African Countries at AIDS Conference www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
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State Department Map Mislabels African Countries at AIDS Conference Nigeria, a coastal country in western Africa, was landlocked in the Sahara, among other errors. The department said it had been “hastily altered.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
State Department Map Mislabels African Countries at AIDS Conference www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u....
Mistakes happen, but this is the norm for the Trump administration and it is what happens when you hire incompetent people and not experts. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u... State Department Map Mislabels African Countries at AIDS Conference
This would never have happened in a Kamala Harris administration. She would never have hired the lazy illiterate imbeciles that truly are the Hallmark of the Trump administration.
Just one more way trump's government makes our country look foolish on the world stage. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
State Department Map Mislabels African Countries at AIDS Conference www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
State Department Map Mislabels African Countries at AIDS Conference www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
Honestly, this perfectly encapsulates the administration’s level of awareness about the continent. Thanks to @emilybass.bsky.social “State Department Map Mislabels African Countries at AIDS Conference” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
State Department Map Mislabels African Countries at AIDS Conference Nigeria, a coastal country in western Africa, was landlocked in the Sahara, among other errors. The department said it had been “hastily altered.”
www.nytimes.com headline change ⚠️ Framing Shift (6/10) ⚖️ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/us/politics/state-department-map-africa.html New text is now U.S. Government Mislabels Map of African Countries at AIDS Conference
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