AI Covers for Trump After Saudi Coffee Drinking Blunder

The Al Arabiya TV channel used artificial intelligence to alter footage of US President Donald Trump's meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after the American leader violated local etiquette and producers decided not to embarrass him on air. During the official welcome ceremony at the royal palace, held to mark the White House chief's visit to Saudi Arabia, Trump was offered traditional Arabic coffee — gahwa, a spiced drink that symbolizes hospitality in Arab culture. However, Trump refused to drink it — a gesture that, according to local customs, is considered a serious sign of disrespect. As a result, the channel's journalists decided to use AI to generate a version of the video where Trump appears to accept and drink the coffee, and aired that version instead.