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AI-generated candidate stars in New Jersey PAC ads

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A political action committee (PAC) supporting East Brunswick Mayor Brad Cohen's congressional campaign has utilized an AI-generated version of Cohen for its advertisements. This AI persona delivers campaign messages without direct coordination with Cohen's official campaign. The use of this deepfake technology in political advertising raises novel questions about campaign promotion and candidate representation. AI

IMPACT Highlights the emerging use of deepfake technology in political campaigns, raising questions about authenticity and regulation.

RANK_REASON Use of AI-generated persona in political advertising.

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AI-generated candidate stars in New Jersey PAC ads

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    New Jersey Globe: AI-generated Brad Cohen stars in new PAC’s ads. “A new PAC supporting East Brunswick Mayor Brad Cohen’s campaign for Congress seems to have fo

    New Jersey Globe: AI-generated Brad Cohen stars in new PAC’s ads. “A new PAC supporting East Brunswick Mayor Brad Cohen’s campaign for Congress seems to have found a novel way of promoting their candidate without coordinating with his campaign: generating an AI version of Cohen a…

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    # politics # AI # NewJersey # deepfakes 'A new PAC supporting ... Brad Cohen’s campaign for Congress seems to have found a novel way of promoting their candidat

    # politics # AI # NewJersey # deepfakes 'A new PAC supporting ... Brad Cohen’s campaign for Congress seems to have found a novel way of promoting their candidate without coordinating with his campaign: generating an AI version of Cohen and letting “him” do the talking.' https:// …

    LINKS newjerseyglobe.com/…/ai-generated-brad-co…

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