06-09-2026 03:34 via politics.slashdot.org

How US Campaigns Are Already Using AI to Try to Sway Voters

39 U.S. congressional candidates "reported paying for an OpenAI subscription this election cycle," writes the Washington Post, citing campaign finance disclosures.
This means the campaigns "are using the technology to court voters — despite limits imposed by leading AI companies to protect elections from the technology's risks."Two [candidates] said explicitly in filings that they had used the subscription for advertising, even though the company's policies prohibit candidates from using t
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