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Some are raising ethical concerns about political text messages using AI
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Taught to sound like a candidate, bots are engaging voters with personalized text messages making AI-generated texting conversations the latest tool political campaigns are using to connect.
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MaltaToday
· Jul 3, 2026
How effective are party slogans in electoral campaigns?
Come the next general election, artificial intelligence will probably be used by our mainstream parties to craft messages tailored to the concerns of individual voters, delivered through social media and constantly refined to have the maximum impact
Foreign Policy Journal
· Jul 12, 2026
AI Bots Are Impersonating Political Candidates In Midterm Text Message Campaigns
Political campaigns across the United States are deploying AI-powered bots to hold personalized text message conversations with thousands of potential voters simultaneously. These platforms train bots to sound like the candidates themselves, gathering data on voter concerns to shape future campaign messaging strategies. Aaron Sheeks, the CEO of Akillion, an AI platform that allows users [] The post AI Bots Are Impersonating Political Candidates In Midterm Text Message Campaigns appeared first on Foreign Policy Journal.
Independent Journal Review
· Jun 25, 2026
Americans Really Don’t Want To Use AI For News
Most Americans do not want artificial intelligence-powered news, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday. Of those surveyed , just 7 said they rely “a great deal” or “a fair amount” on AI tools when getting news
AllSides
· Jun 25, 2026
Are ChatGPT and other AI chatbots politically biased? We tested them.
President Donald Trump and other conservatives have accused artificial intelligence chatbots of being politically biased against them — and an executive order he signed that said they must be neutral, nonpartisan tools triggered fears from Democrats that AI could start tilting to the right. So, are chatbots politically biased? The Washington Post tested the AI models behind OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Gemini and others using political questions designed by researchers to gauge how chatbots respond to hot-button political issues. The results suggest that chatbots have clear political leanings that can conflict with promises made by the companies behind them.
Fox News
· Jun 26, 2026
Most prominent AI chatbots have liberal bias, new study finds
A study from The Washington Post found that AI chatbots including ChatGPT, Claude and Grok all showed varying degrees of left-leaning political bias.
The Hill
· Jul 9, 2026
Bipartisan lawmakers press agencies on AI election threats
A bipartisan pair of House lawmakers are pressing multiple federal agencies over the risks artificial intelligence could pose to the upcoming election, specifically over chatbots' responses to voters. Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) and Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.), in a letter sent Tuesday, urged the heads of the departments of Homeland Security and Justice, the Cybersecurity and...
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Related coverage for "Some are raising ethical concerns about political text messages using AI": MaltaToday — How effective are party slogans in electoral campaigns? . Foreign Policy Journal — AI Bots Are Impersonating Political Candidates In Midterm Text Message Campaigns. Independent Journal Review — Americans Really Don’t Want To Use AI For News. AllSides — Are ChatGPT and other AI chatbots politically biased? We tested them.. Fox News — Most prominent AI chatbots have liberal bias, new study finds. The Hill — Bipartisan lawmakers press agencies on AI election threats