\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPolitical ads are likely all over your TV screens as we’re just a month away from the June primary, and some of them are using artificial intelligence.Including an ad targeting Republican gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles and showing him with former President Barack Obama, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez. “I know who I want to vote for,” Carol Merritt of Auburn said when asked if the ads change her mind.”I just \u2014 I’m more staunch in how I kind of vote. A lot of them, a lot of the ads I see, I look at them, and I’m like, ‘Come on, really?'” Jane Jameyson of Auburn said when asked the same question.Mainers who spoke to Maine’s Total Coverage on Friday say the ads don’t change their minds, and that they don’t like seeing candidates or Political Action Committees using AI.”I don’t like that at all. No, I think that should be illegal,” Merritt said.”I think it’s crossing a boundary that shouldn’t be crossed,” Jameyson added.Political observers say an ad like the one targeting Charles is obviously AI, but there are some ways AI is being used that you may not even notice.”I think certainly I could be used in a way, particularly if someone’s careful about it,” University of Maine political science professor said.There was also a U.S. Senate candidate, Bill Clarke, who didn’t qualify for the ballot but noted on his website that his headshot was AI-generated. “It’s being used in a way that’s difficult for voters to detect,” Brewer said.The primaries are on June 9.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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Political ads are likely all over your TV screens as we’re just a month away from the June primary, and some of them are using artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n
Including an ad targeting Republican gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles and showing him with former President Barack Obama, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez. <\/p>\n
“I know who I want to vote for,” Carol Merritt of Auburn said when asked if the ads change her mind.<\/p>\n
“I just \u2014 I’m more staunch in how I kind of vote. A lot of them, a lot of the ads I see, I look at them, and I’m like, ‘Come on, really?'” Jane Jameyson of Auburn said when asked the same question.<\/p>\n
Mainers who spoke to Maine’s Total Coverage on Friday say the ads don’t change their minds, and that they don’t like seeing candidates or Political Action Committees using AI.<\/p>\n
“I don’t like that at all. No, I think that should be illegal,” Merritt said.<\/p>\n
“I think it’s crossing a boundary that shouldn’t be crossed,” Jameyson added.<\/p>\n
Political observers say an ad like the one targeting Charles is obviously AI, but there are some ways AI is being used that you may not even notice.<\/p>\n
“I think certainly I could be used in a way, particularly if someone’s careful about it,” University of Maine political science professor said.<\/p>\n
There was also a U.S. Senate candidate, Bill Clarke, who didn’t qualify for the ballot but noted on his website that his headshot was AI-generated. <\/p>\n
“It’s being used in a way that’s difficult for voters to detect,” Brewer said.<\/p>\n
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