US Olympian says 'I would never say that' after White House AI video shows him insulting Canada
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US Olympian Brady Tkachuk disavows AI video that appears to show him insulting Canadians
The White House TikTok video was published after the US beat Canada for Olympic gold
Tkachuk states the video is fake and those words would never come out of his mouth
Teammates face controversy over laughter during Trump's call about inviting women's team to State of the Union
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US Olympian Brady Tkachuk has distanced himself from an AI-enhanced White House video that appears to show him insulting Canadians, published on the official White House TikTok account after the US beat Canada on Sunday to win gold at the Winter Olympics. The video features a modified clip of Tkachuk speaking at a news conference for last year's 4 Nations Face-Off, during which Canadians booed the US national anthem, with the Olympian seemingly saying disparaging comments about maple syrup-eating Canadians. In the controversial video, Tkachuk appears to say: 'They booed our national anthem, so I had to come out and teach those maple-syrup-eating a lesson. Canada, we own you little bro.' However, the NHL captain of the Ottawa Senators has firmly rejected the content, stating 'it's clearly fake, because it's not my voice, not my lips moving.' Tkachuk emphasized that 'those words would never come out of my mouth' and added 'I'm not in control of any of those accounts,' expressing his dislike for the AI-generated content that misrepresents him. The controversy comes amid other tensions surrounding the US men's hockey team following their Olympic victory, with several team members apologizing for laughing during a congratulatory call from President Donald Trump when he joked about inviting the gold-winning women's team to his State of the Union address.
Brady Tkachuk ( kə-CHUK; born September 16, 1999) is an American professional ice hockey player who is a left winger and captain for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). Tkachuk was chosen by the Senators as the fourth overall pick in the 2018 NHL entry draft. Prior to turning pr...
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'I would never say that' - US Olympian on White House AI video By Ben Collins BBC Sport journalist Published 3 hours ago USA men's ice hockey player Brady Tkachuk has distanced himself from an AI-enhanced White House video in which he appears to disparage Canadians, saying "those words would never come out of my mouth". The video was published on the official White House TikTok account after the US beat Canada on Sunday to win gold at the Winter Olympics and is marked as using artificial intelligence. It features a modified clip of Tkachuk speaking at a news conference for last year's 4 Nations Face-Off, during which Canadians booed the US national anthem. Tkachuk appears to say: "They booed our national anthem, so I had to come out and teach those maple-syrup-eating a lesson. Canada, we own you little bro." Tkachuk is captain of the Ottawa Senators and after playing in the Canadian team's first NHL game since the Olympics, he said: "Well, it's clearly fake, because it's not my voice, not my lips moving. "I'm not in control of any of those accounts," he added. "I know that those words would never come out of my mouth, so I can't do anything about it. "It's not what I was saying. I would never say that. It's not who I am. So I guess I don't like that video." Several of Tkachuk's team-mates have also apologised for laughing during a congratulatory call from Donald Trump, when the US president said he "probably would be impeached" if he did not invite the gold-winning women's team as well as the men to his State of the Union address . While the women's captain Hilary Knight said Trump's joke was "distasteful", she added that "the guys were in a tough spot" and there was a "genuine level of support and respect" between the two US teams. Tkachuk's brother Matthew Tkachuk, who plays for the Florida Panthers, said the teams were "so close" at the Milan-Cortina Games. "We watched other events together, we went and supported," he said. "We love the women's team and the women...
