Texas Republicans rely on AI slop to attack Democratic rivals as midterms draw closer
Two statewide Texas campaigns are now running synthetic video of their opponents: Paxton's fake Talarico reads an invented Bible, Patrick's fake Democrats propose a nostalgia surcharge. The piece cites under 0.1% of people reliably spotting a deepfake, and roughly a third of over-55s never having…
Two statewide Texas campaigns are now running synthetic video of their opponents: Paxton's fake Talarico reads an invented Bible, Patrick's fake Democrats propose a nostalgia surcharge. The piece cites under 0.1% of people reliably spotting a deepfake, and roughly a third of over-55s never having heard of one. The fake is now ordinary campaign material.