Political text messages could get more effective and annoying. Blame AI
Elections Political text messages could get more effective and annoying. Blame AI July 12, 20265:00 AM ET By Maham Javaid In this file photo, a man using a smartphone passes through the arched windows at Grand Central Terminal in New York City on March 24, 2025. AI-powered platforms are training bots to sound like political candidates in text messages, holding personalized conversations with thousands of potential voters simultaneously.
- ▪Elections Political text messages could get more effective and annoying.
- ▪Blame AI July 12, 20265:00 AM ET By Maham Javaid In this file photo, a man using a smartphone passes through the arched windows at Grand Central Terminal in New York City on March 24, 2025.
- ▪AI-powered platforms are training bots to sound like political candidates in text messages, holding personalized conversations with thousands of potential voters simultaneously.
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Elections Political text messages could get more effective and annoying. Blame AI July 12, 20265:00 AM ET By Maham Javaid In this file photo, a man using a smartphone passes through the arched windows at Grand Central Terminal in New York City on March 24, 2025. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images Stay up to date with our Politics newsletter, sent weekly. AI-powered platforms are training bots to sound like political candidates in text messages, holding personalized conversations with thousands of potential voters simultaneously. The bots are also gathering data, learning what each voter wants from their representatives and using that information to shape future campaign messaging.
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