Melania Trump's Message to Putin Sparks AI Claims

Melania Trump’s recent letter to Vladimir Putin has become a surprising talking point not just because of its content, but because of the way it was written.

The letter, which was shared on her social media accounts and later hand-delivered by Donald Trump during his Alaska summit with Putin, called on the Russian president to “singlehandedly restore the melodic laughter” of children living through the war in Ukraine.

At first glance, it reads like an idealistic plea for peace, filled with references to purity, innocence, dignity, and humanity. But this style raised eyebrows online. Commentators quickly began asking: was this letter actually written by Melania, or was it generated by artificial intelligence?

Several critics on social media claimed the wording seemed AI-like. Keith Edwards, a Democratic strategist, said it “says a whole lot of nothing.” Another commentator even ran it through an AI detector, which suggested it showed signs of machine generation. Elon Musk’s xAI tool, Grok, also flagged the text as having a strong likelihood of being AI-authored with “minor human edits for tone.”

However, there’s no actual proof that AI was used. Even AI systems asked to analyze the text gave mixed answers. Some noted the letter’s heavy reliance on lofty, universal language without specific details something AI often defaults to. But others pointed out that it avoided the awkward phrasing and tonal jumps that typically reveal AI authorship.

Interestingly, this isn’t the first time Melania Trump’s writing has been questioned. Back in 2016, she faced plagiarism accusations when parts of her Republican National Convention speech closely resembled Michelle Obama’s 2008 address. More recently, she even released an audiobook narrated entirely by an AI version of her own voice.

Beyond the AI debate, the content itself matters deeply to Ukraine. President Zelensky publicly thanked the First Lady for what he called her “sincere attention” to children caught up in the conflict. Ukraine has accused Russia of forcibly deporting thousands of children since the start of the war something the International Criminal Court has labeled a war crime, issuing arrest warrants for Putin and his children’s commissioner.

Russia, for its part, has denied wrongdoing, saying the children were moved for their safety. But international watchdogs, including the UN, have documented cases of abuse, detention, and forced assimilation.

So, whether the letter was human-written or AI-generated, it puts the spotlight back on one of the most painful aspects of the war: the fate of children.