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New campaign disclosures reveal how much American political campaigns spend on AI tools
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Though politicians are quiet about how they use AI, the book Rewiring Democracy examines how AI is starting to influence American politics New campaign finance disclosure data shines a light on which US political campaigns are using AI tools and how much they are spending on them
Though politicians are quiet about how they use AI, the book Rewiring Democracy examines how AI is starting to influence American politics New campaign finance disclosure data shines a light on which US political campaigns are using AI tools and how much they are spending on them. Candidates’, parties’, and committees’ spending reveals that AI is fast becoming an essential tool of politics. The candidates themselves are quiet about how they are using the technology in their own campaigns .
It’s a sensitive issue that we have been tracking closely since we started writing our book, Rewiring Democracy , which examined how AI is beginning to influence politics. A September 2025 Pew survey of Americans found that more than 70% would think less of a candidate if they used AI to help write a speech. Continue reading...
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