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AI Resurrects Clerides, Burying Political Seriousness!

Published March 1, 2026, 12:09
AI Resurrects Clerides, Burying Political Seriousness!

The use of artificial intelligence to "resurrect" former President Glafkos Clerides at a pan-Cypriot conference of DISY has sparked strong reactions and criticism. This move is seen as an attempt at staged emotion and political exploitation of the memory of a historical leader. The decision to use a digital likeness of Clerides to "speak" posthumously raises ethical issues and challenges political dignity. This move suggests the party's inability to face the reality of its decay and its need to borrow prestige from the past. The criticism focuses on the political instrumentalization of memory and the party's attempt to cover up its embarrassment with artificial emotion. This move insults both the memory of Clerides and political dignity. The use of artificial intelligence to "resurrect" Clerides is considered evidence of the political crisis facing DISY, as well as its inability to convince citizens of its good intentions.