The Republican National Committee released the first AI-generated political attack ad featuring images depicting hypothetical scenarios if Biden is re-elected, including explosions in Taiwan and military deployments on US streets.
On the day Joe Biden announced his reelection campaign, the Republican National Committee (RNC) responded with an attack ad featuring AI-generated images. The ad contained stylistic images imagining Biden's reelection in 2024, suggesting it would lead to crises including explosions in Taiwan after a Chinese invasion and military deployments on US streets. A small disclaimer in the top left frame stated 'built entirely with AI imagery' and the YouTube caption read 'An AI-generated look into the country's possible future if Joe Biden is re-elected in 2024.' An RNC spokesperson told Axios this was the first ad of its kind put out by the organization. The report notes it's unclear what tools were used to create the images, though many high-profile AI image generators like Midjourney and DALL-E limit creation of overtly political images. The images in the ad were fairly generic and could likely be generated without violating system filters. The ad raises concerns about AI-generated deepfakes being used to spread political misinformation, especially when coming from politicians themselves, and questions about how viewers might mistake AI-generated images for real photographs given the small disclaimers.
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