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We’ve tracked $80M of spending on almost 170 AI‑generated political ads this year – it’s weird

Thanks to a patchwork of state legislation, many of these ads do not disclose the use of AI at all

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We’ve tracked $80M of spending on almost 170 AI‑generated political ads this year – it’s weird – KnowGov