AI wars heating up ahead of early voting - Live 5 News
Ahead of early voting in South Carolina, AI-generated content is being used in attack ads, targeting prominent candidates with fabricated scenarios and raising concerns about election integrity.
- Incident date
- May 2026
- Target
- Alan Wilson and Pamela Evette
Generative AI is being used to create deceptive content in political campaigns. As early voting approached in South Carolina, several candidates became targets of AI-generated attack ads.
What happened
One ad depicted Attorney General Alan Wilson ignoring a phone call from President Donald Trump. Another ad showed Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette taking a lie detector test. Experts note that details like smudging, poor lip sync, and low video quality can be indicators of AI-generated content. Regulations around AI-generated content are still developing, varying by state, with calls for federal-level guidelines.