{
  "id": 9852955,
  "title": "Michigan CEO loses job after posting AI-made image of her family in ‘Lake America’ sweaters",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/michigan-ceo-loses-job-after-posting-ai-made-image-of-her-family-in-9852955",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T22:21:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/25/michigan-ceo-loses-job-lake-america-photo"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The CEO of a Michigan credit union, Jane Smith, is no longer employed there. She posted on social media an AI-generated image of herself and her family wearing sweaters with the words \"Lake America\".\n\nFamily First Credit Union announced her departure and apologized for the \"concern, disappointment and pain\" caused.\n\nJane Smith reportedly used ChatGPT to edit the photo, which referenced a name Trump ordered US agencies to use for Lake Ontario amid a trade war with Canada.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "News of the day: Michigan CEO out of job after posting AI photo of ‘Lake America’ sweatshirts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/news-of-the-day-michigan-ceo-out-of-job-after-posting-ai-photo-of",
        "published": "2026-09-25T21:20:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Michigan CEO loses job after posting AI-made image of her family in ‘Lake America’ sweaters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/michigan-ceo-loses-job-after-posting-ai-made-image-of-her-family-in",
        "published": "2026-09-25T22:21:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}