Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) is introducing legislation to ban AI-generated misrepresentations in political campaign ads, a move critics call a parody of free speech given Schiff's own history of fabri…
California Democrats Sen. Adam Schiff and Rep. Ro Khanna reintroduced the AI Ads Act on Monday, seeking to ban the fraudulent use of artificial intelligence to impersonate political candidates or comm…
California Democrats Sen. Adam Schiff, Rep. Ro Khanna, and Rep. Mark Takano introduced two bills this week to regulate AI-generated political ads and paid influencer posts. The AI Ads Act would ban fr…
Voters in St. Charles County, Missouri, are being targeted with AI-generated election ads, including a deepfake video by conservative candidate Jason Law depicting his rivals Steve Ehlmann and Bill Ei…
Republican California governor candidate Steve Hilton released a new AI-generated campaign video on Friday, depicting a gladiator-style battle against a robot representing the state's political establ…
President Donald Trump posted unsubstantiated claims of "big cheating" in California elections, alleging Democrats are "trying to steal" the gubernatorial and Los Angeles mayoral races. Trump's accusa…
A group of individuals erected a fake homeless encampment outside the home of Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman, featuring tents, trash, and old tires, in a stunt that went viral on social me…
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt accused Mayor Karen Bass and Governor Gavin Newsom of "criminal negligence" for their handling of the devastating wildfires that have struck the city. Pratt…
AI-generated videos depicting Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt as Batman and other heroic figures have sparked backlash from opponents and raised legal questions about AI political content …
Andrej Karpathy has joined Anthropic, a move that the author of an open letter celebrates as a major addition to what they describe as the highest-talent-density AI lab. The author claims a small priv…
Reality TV star Spencer Pratt is leveraging viral AI-generated videos and online fame to gain traction in the Los Angeles mayoral race, where the Republican candidate has surged in polls against incum…
This article is a behind-the-scenes look at the week's top stories, focusing on former reality star Spencer Pratt's controversial mayoral campaign in Los Angeles. The author expresses horror at Pratt'…