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

> Source: <https://missionlocal.org/2026/08/uncanny-ads-and-partisan-chatbots-ai-toys-with-san-francisco-politics/>
> Published: 2026-08-04 12:00:00+00:00

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