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Using Chatbots to Influence Voters

Democratic operatives are studying how to use AI chatbots and social media platforms, including TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and ChatGPT, to influence less politically engaged swing voters in the next presidential race, according to Puck's Peter Hamby. They are strategizing to leverage search activity to create ads targeting potential Republican candidates like Vance and Rubio on issues such as gas prices and food safety.

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Using Chatbots to Influence Voters
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Peter Hamby: “As the next presidential race looms, Democratic operatives have begun studying how to reach less politically engaged swing voters on the platforms that may determine the next election—TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and even ChatGPT.”

“And they’re already strategizing about how to leverage their search activity to create ads blaming Vance and Rubio for everything from high gas prices to contaminated lettuce.”

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