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NYC Mayor's 41-Second Mandarin Video Sparks AI Debate, Spokesperson Denies
纽约市长41秒秀中文视频被疑AI生成，其发言人澄清
New York City Mayor Mamdani posted a 41-second video on X speaking Mandarin to promote free Broadway tickets for high school students. The video went viral, drawing both praise for his fluency and accusations that it was AI-generated. His press secretary, Calviello, explicitly denied the use of AI, stating on X that it was 'absolutely not AI-generated.'
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The piece, sourced from the state-aligned outlet Huanqiu.com, frames the story primarily as a curiosity about a foreign politician's use of Chinese language, a common trope in Chinese media that signals cultural reach…
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