Incident 694: Republican AI Ad Depicts Dystopian Future After Biden Reelection Announcement

Description: In response to Joe Biden's announcement that he will run again for office in 2024, the Republican National Committee (RNC) released an attack ad featuring AI-generated images that depict a dystopian vision of the U.S. Even though a small disclaimer was included, the images in the ad, which include scenes of AI-generated crises and conflict, harms information and electoral integrity.

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Incident ID
694
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2023-04-25
Editors
Daniel Atherton
Republicans respond to Biden reelection announcement with AI-generated attack ad
theverge.com · 2023

Joe Biden announced his reelection campaign this morning, and the Republican National Committee (RNC) has responded with an attack ad featuring AI-generated images.

The ad contains a series of stylistic images imagining Biden's reelection i…

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