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Political campaigns spent about $187M on roughly 300 AI-generated or AI-enhanced midterm ads

The Wesleyan Media Project found campaigns spent roughly $187 million on about 300 AI-generated or AI-enhanced ads in the midterms, with 90% of tracked AI ads supporting GOP candidates.

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  1. 2026-11-11 13:00 · Techmeme
    Wesleyan Media Project: political campaigns spent ~$187M on ~300 AI-generated or AI-enhanced ads in the midterms; 90% of tracked AI ads were for GOP candidates

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