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The AI attack-ad nightmare is coming true

axios.com · Andrew Solender · last updated

AI is producing reality-bending midterm ads about defaced Bibles, upscale dinners and a board game with a “Death to America” playing card.

Why it matters: The warnings about deepfakes are coming true. Election laws haven’t kept pace with a world where campaigns can put words in opponents’ mouths and create realistic-looking scenes that didn’t happen.