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Uncanny ads and partisan chatbots: AI toys with San Francisco politics

San Francisco's political experiment with artificial intelligence has begun, with AI-generated ads and partisan chatbots already permeating civic discourse, according to a report on the city's early adoption of the technology in politics.

read1 min views17 publishedAug 4, 2026

San Francisco’s political experiment with the technology has only just begun. But it’s already permeating civic discourse.

Uncanny ads and partisan chatbots: AI toys with San Francisco politics

source & further reading
missionlocal.org — original article Scott Wiener and Connie Chan both want to rein in AI. They disagree on how to do that. Meet the S.F. school board candidates: Do you support strict limits on screen time and use of AI in class? Meet the District 10 candidates: Would you put a moratorium on AI data centers?
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