Political Campaigns Start Featuring Ads Created Using AI
Artificial intelligence has moved from a background tool into a visible presence in American political advertising and its arrival is generating real friction well ahead of the 2026 midterm cycle. Campaign teams at every level of electoral competition are finding ways to work it into their advertising, but unfortunately, it's not always in ways that voters would recognize as synthetic. The case drawing the most attention comes from Massachusetts. A Republican primary campaign produced a radio spot featuring a machine-generated voice crafted to sound like Democratic Governor Maura Healey, articulating positions she has no record of taking. Both videos portrayed…

