"AI has been used by campaigns before, particularly in using algorithms to target certain voters, and even, in some cases, to write policy proposals. I think what's really broken through in this election cycle has been the use of generative AI to produce content that goes directly to voters, said Alex Bores, a New York state representative who has been at the forefront of introducing laws to regulate the use of AI."
"Cuomo, meanwhile, was accused of racism and Islamophobia after his campaign tweeted a video that showed a fictionalized version of Mamdani eating rice with his fingers and a Black man shoplifting. The advert also featured a Black man, wearing a purple shirt and tie and a fur coat and carrying a silver cane, appearing to endorse sex trafficking. The Cuomo campaign later deleted it and said it had been sent out by accident."
The New York City mayoral election featured prominent use of generative AI to create campaign content and videos that reached voters directly. Campaigns used AI for voter-targeting algorithms and to draft policy proposals, while emerging tools generated misleading photos and videos. Andrew Cuomo shared AI-generated deepfake ads that depicted Zohran Mamdani in culturally offensive scenes and an ad that included imagery implying support for sex trafficking; the campaign later deleted the video and said it was sent accidentally. Eric Adams used AI to produce multilingual robocalls and an AI video portraying New York as a war-torn dystopia. Lawmakers such as Alex Bores are pursuing regulations.
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