Never Back Down Super PAC for Ron DeSantis Uses AI Donald Trump Voice in Attack Ad Against Kim Reynolds
July 17, 2023
A pro-Ron DeSantis super PAC released an ad featuring an AI-generated voice of Donald Trump. The ad, created by Never Back Down, aimed to criticize Trump’s treatment of Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds. The AI-generated voice was confirmed to be based on Trump's post from his social media. This incident is an example of potential deception in political advertising through AI-generated content.
- Alleged deployer
- ron-desantis's-presidential-campaign, never-back-down
- Alleged developer
- never-back-down
- Alleged harmed parties
- kim-reynolds, donald-trump
Source
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