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Ahead of US Midterm Elections, 220 AI-Generated Campaign Ads Emerge, Costing Over $137 Million in Total

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As the November 3 congressional midterm elections approach, a large number of AI-generated campaign ads have appeared on US television and social media. The Wesleyan Media Project, which tracks US elections, said it has identified 220 political ads nationwide that were at least partly generated using AI tools, with total spending exceeding $137 million, while the organization identified less than $50,000 in AI-generated ad spending during the 2024 election cycle. Of these ads, 81% were sponsored by Republican candidates or groups, 12% by Democrats, and the rest by independent candidates or groups, and many of the ads attacking opponents were not labeled as AI-generated.

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The Wesleyan Media Project has counted 220 AI political ads costing over $137 million, comparable to the scale of under $50,000 in the 2024 cycle.

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+1大量AI竞选广告“轰炸”美国中期选举荆晶/新华社2026-10-26 15:54未来2% >听全文字号

随着11月3日国会中期选举临近,美国电视和社交媒体上出现大量被研究人员称为“垃圾宣传”的人工智能(AI)生成竞选广告。许多广告内容为攻击竞选对手,且并没有标注其为AI生成。

据法新社26日报道,追踪美国选举的“卫斯理媒体项目”组织说,其已在全国范围内识别出220个至少部分使用了AI工具生成的政治广告,总耗资超过1.37亿美元。相比之下,该组织在2024年选举周期中识别出的AI生成广告支出不足5万美元。

10月16日,在美国缅因州班戈一处投票站,选民进行提前投票。新华社记者李睿摄

该组织说,这些AI制作的广告中,81%由共和党候选人或团体赞助,12%由民主党赞助,其余由独立候选人或团体赞助。但由于很难全面统计,AI政治广告的整体数量很大程度上被低估。

民主党籍联邦参议员乔恩·奥索夫9月接受美国政府卫星有线电视台(C-SPAN)采访时说:“看到这些深度伪造视频被用来捏造政治广告,令人深感不安。这会一步步毁掉政治辩论中的真相。”

10月22日,在美国得克萨斯州巴黎,选民前往投票站进行提前投票。新华社记者吴晓凌摄

近期一项调查中,73%的受访者认为,政治竞选活动中不应使用AI生成的图像或视频。95%的受访者认为,用视频捏造竞选对手从未发表过的言论不可接受。

纽约大学科技政策中心本月早些时候在一份报告中表示,政治“垃圾宣传”在动员选民去投票或筹款方面可能更有效,对“选择投给谁”影响相对较小。这类AI伪造广告或许一时引发讨论,但很难让人持续关注,更难沉淀为持久的政治认知。特别是当AI生成的低质内容泛滥时,人们就会对它“免疫”。责任编辑:宦艳红澎湃新闻报料:021-962866澎湃新闻,未经授权不得转载+1收藏我要举报#AI广告查看更多

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