With the help of artificial intelligence, the Sweden Democrats have created a clone of Jimmie Åkesson in which he speaks in Arabic.
The clip has been posted on the party’s official YouTube channel and is a copy of the party leader’s address to the nation that was uploaded just over two weeks ago.
To SvD says Joakim Wallerstein, Sweden Democrats’ head of communications, that the aim is to ensure that as many people as possible understand the speech.
– There are people who can translate the speech, but then an intermediary is created who can influence the message. We want as many people as possible to understand what kind of politics you get if you vote for us, he tells the newspaper.
Furthermore, he says that it is believed that Arabic speakers are a group that usually does not take part in the party’s message.