California Dems target AI campaign ads after Spencer Pratt and Steve Hilton’s viral political attacks
Politics California Dems target AI campaign ads after Spencer Pratt and Steve Hilton’s viral political attacks By Josh Koehn Published July 28, 2026, 8:24 p.m. Add The California Post on Google Two California Democrats have have called on Congress to slam the brakes on Hollywood-style AI campaign ads just as they become the norm for political campaigns. Ro Khanna (D-Fremont) on Monday reintroduced the “AI Ads Act,” which is seeking to ban the fraudulent use of artificial intelligence to impersonate political candidates or committees in federal campaigns as AI-generated election content becomes more sophisticated.
- ▪Politics California Dems target AI campaign ads after Spencer Pratt and Steve Hilton’s viral political attacks By Josh Koehn Published July 28, 2026, 8:24 p.m.
- ▪Add The California Post on Google Two California Democrats have have called on Congress to slam the brakes on Hollywood-style AI campaign ads just as they become the norm for political campaigns.
- ▪Ro Khanna (D-Fremont) on Monday reintroduced the “AI Ads Act,” which is seeking to ban the fraudulent use of artificial intelligence to impersonate political candidates or committees in federal campaigns as AI-generated election content bec
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Politics California Dems target AI campaign ads after Spencer Pratt and Steve Hilton’s viral political attacks By Josh Koehn Published July 28, 2026, 8:24 p.m. ET (function() { var overlay = document.getElementById("nyp-player-lcp-overlay"); if (!overlay) { return; } function hideOverlay() { overlay.remove(); } function afterDCL() { requestAnimationFrame(hideOverlay); } if (document.readyState === "loading") { document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", afterDCL, { once: true }); } else { afterDCL(); } })(); See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The California Post on Google Two California Democrats have have called on Congress to slam the brakes on Hollywood-style AI campaign ads just as they become the norm for political campaigns. US Sen. Adam Schiff and Rep.
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