AI-generated campaign ads draw backlash, renewed push for banning

HARRISBURG, Pa. — As Election Day draws closer, campaigns are having to deal with not only what candidates say, but also what is said by AI deepfakes impersonating candidates on the airwaves.

“Right now, people can’t trust what they see anymore,” Khan said. “We have people that are watching ads that cannot tell the distinction between AI and what is real. And to their credit, it’s getting harder and harder to know what’s real and what’s not.”

Khan’s bill, HB 811, passed in the State House 203-0 last year, but remains stalled in the State Senate…

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