AI-generated imagery

Concerns are mounting over the use of artificial intelligence in political campaign advertising, with experts warning that voters are being shown fabricated scenes presented as real events. The practice makes it increasingly difficult for the public to distinguish authentic footage from synthetic content, raising fresh questions about misinformation, election integrity, and the need for labelling rules or regulation ahead of upcoming votes.

The campaign of Wisconsin congressional candidate Rebecca Cooke has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Congressman Derrick Van Orden, demanding he stop circulating AI-generated deepfake content depicting her. The legal threat escalates an already contentious race, and the dispute is drawing attention to how artificial imagery is being used in campaign messaging.

Matilde Siracusano, undersecretary with responsibility for relations with parliament, says she will take legal action against Roberto Vannacci, the general turned politician, over an AI-manipulated image depicting her in a revealing way. The case has drawn attention in Italy as another flashpoint in the feud between the two, and as an example of the harm caused by deepfake imagery targeting women in politics.

Social media users are sharing and commenting on sexually explicit AI-generated images, with some creators arguing that lewd AI content is as explicit as any human-made adult image. The posts, tagged with terms like #aislop and #nsfw, highlight the growing flood of AI-generated adult imagery and the debate over its quality, ethics, and spread across social platforms.