GOP campaigns go all-in on AI—Democrats not so much

Republicans are betting big on AI to defend their imperiled congressional majorities in the midterms—and not just to make cartoonish images of their opponents on TV and social media. GOP strategists are using AI to quickly simulate voters' attitudes toward events such as the Iran war—and to scan millions of social media sites for up-to-the-second trends in public opinion. By contrast, Democratic operatives—many wary of privacy risks and worried about what AI could mean for their jobs—have been much slower to adopt the technology in their campaigns. Some operatives warn there are risks in using AI to make ads, particularly if campaigns create deepfakes. They say most voters now can tell what's real and what's not—and that campaigns that manipulate reality to try to mislead voters risk a backlash.