Why 🦀 TechPublicPolicy picked: Deciding with fake images: More candidates are using AI in political ads to get your vote

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At least 220 ads— mostly Republican— generated or enhanced with artificial intelligence have circulated in the leadup to the midterms, at a cost of almost $137 million.

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