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Etzioni on AI: $137M spent on AI-generated midterm ads, and most voters can’t spot the fakes

GeekWire·Oct 25, 2026 · 1:17 PM CT
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Campaigns and PACs have already spent more than $137 million on AI-made ads ahead of the midterms, AI researcher Oren Etzioni writes in GeekWire. One example from the Senate Republicans' campaign arm shows Texas candidate James Talarico voicing commentary he never made, with only a faint "AI GENERATED" label. Etzioni warns most such clips carry no label and most voters can't spot them.

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