SocietyMichigan CEO loses job after posting AI-made family image in ‘Lake America’ sweaters

Family First Credit Union says Jane Smith is no longer its CEO after she shared a likely AI-edited family photo showing sweaters marked “Lake America”, the Trump-associated name for Lake Ontario. The post drew backlash in Canada, particularly over its timing and Halifax’s connection to people stranded there after 9/11. Smith apologized, calling it poor judgment, but the credit union ended her employment immediately.

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