Lies, damned lies and AI: the newest way to influence elections may be here to stay

The use of AI-generated campaign videos - labeled or unlabeled - is likely to permeate future US elections

The New York City mayoral election may be remembered for the remarkable win of a young democratic socialist, but it was also marked by something that is likely to permeate future elections: the use of AI-generated campaign videos.

Andrew Cuomo, who lost to Zohran Mamdani in last week's election, took particular interest in sharing deepfake videos of his opponent, including one that sparked accusations of racism, in what is a developing area of electioneering.