RNC smears President Biden with AI ad
An AI-generated US Republican National Congress ('RNC') advert showing a dystopian future in which the USA is overrun by immigrants, gangs and drugs was criticised for alienating US citizens and reducing trust in politics and politicians. The ad was labeled as AI-generated, but the labelling is small and inconspicuous, leading some commentators to complain that the Republican Party was engaging in opaque and unethical behaviour. It was released the day before President Biden confirmed his second run at the US Presidency. RNC chair Ronna McDaniel disagreed, arguing 'So first of all it is AI-generated. So we’re sharing that up front, ethically, so it’s not a deepfake. Every single image was AI, but we are painting a picture of a future Biden America.' Less politically partisan commentators view it is as the start of a wave of political ads in which fact is difficult to identify the source and tell from fiction, thereby increasing alienation and fear and further reducing trust in politics and politicians. System 🤖 Unknown Documents 📃 GOP (2023). Beat Biden advert Republican National Committee website Operator: Republican National Committee (GOP) Developer: Country: USA Sector: Politics Purpose: Scare/confuse/destabilise Technology: D eepfake - image Issue: Mis/disinformation
- Date it happened
- 2023-04-01
- Organisation involved
- Republican National Committee (GOP)
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