The former general Roberto Vannacci, leader of Futuro Nazionale, published on Instagram a video created with artificial intelligence that imitates scenes from the film Gladiator. In the video, Vannacci appears dressed as a Roman emperor, seated in the Colosseum, while deciding the fate of his political opponents. Next to him appear Giorgia Meloni, Ignazio La Russa, and his partner Camelia Mihailescu. In the arena, tied up and destined to be devoured by lions, are Elly Schlein, Giuseppe Conte, Romano Prodi, and Laura Boldrini.
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The “sentence” is carried out by Giuseppe Barboni, a Futuro Nazionale activist known for an assault on a migrant. Mihailescu shows the middle finger, while Mario Draghi, Roberto Speranza, and Beatrice Lorenzin watch from the stands. The video was created with Grok AI (Elon Musk’s xAI) and is part of a series of viral “Vannaccius”-style content, where the former general is depicted as a Roman emperor defeating his enemies.
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Among other videos: one with the Mouth of Truth (Prodi and Boldrini punished) and one in which Meloni asks Vannacci for help, who replies quoting the film: “At my signal, we will unleash hell.” The video sparked strong reactions, particularly from Giuseppe Conte, who called it a message inciting violence and demanded accountability from Meloni and the center-right. Vannacci thus continues his provocative and satirical social communication based on memes and artificial intelligence. It strongly resembles Trump’s communication style… And Angelo Bonelli also intervened on the matter, even calling for Giorgia Meloni’s intervention: “The video released by Roberto Vannacci is very serious: representing with artificial intelligence the execution of political opponents crosses all limits and fuels hatred and violence.” And further: “The Trump method, based on delegitimization and spectacularization of violence, arrives in Italy and supports Vannacci. This is not provocation, but a message that risks legitimizing dangerous behaviors – he adds -. It is a video that, due to its content, appears to meet the conditions of article 612-quater of the Penal Code, which punishes the illegal dissemination of content generated or altered with artificial intelligence systems when capable of causing unjust harm. The judiciary will assess its criminal relevance, but it is evident that we are facing a use of artificial intelligence that turns into a message of political intimidation.” “Giorgia Meloni cannot remain silent: she must distance herself. Silence is a dangerous ambiguity. Democracy lives on confrontation, not on the symbolic elimination of opponents. Evoking their death is an irresponsible act that poisons the democratic climate. My solidarity goes to Giuseppe Conte, Elly Schlein, and all the political figures represented in this despicable video,” concludes Bonelli.
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