In an exclusive sit-down interview with Symone, Texas Democratic Senate Nominee James Talarico blasted his opponent, Ken Paxton, for using AI deepfakes in a new political ad to "deceive voters.”
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Republicans are betting big on AI to defend their imperiled congressional majorities in the midterms — and not just to make cartoonish images of their opponents on TV and social media. The big picture: GOP strategists are using AI to quickly simulate voters' attitudes toward events such as the Iran war — and to scan millions of social media sites for up-to-the-second trends in public opinion. - On the horizon: AI agents interacting with voters by phone to try to persuade them to vote for GOP candidates, one Republican operative tells us. By contrast, Democratic operatives — many wary of privacy risks and worried what AI could mean for their jobs — have been much slower to adopt the technology in their campaigns. - The party,…