Scare campaigns: Victoria’s major parties trade blows over AI-generated videos of leaders in election ads

Transparency and advertising experts say trust in politics could be further eroded as a result of ‘lies, deepfakes and AI-generated politicians’ Get our daily political email, free app or daily news podcast It’s the night of Halloween and Jess Wilson has appeared on social media feeds with a warning about a scary prospect: “Americanised healthcare” under a future Liberal government. “If you had a heart attack, you would have to pay $150,000 for care,” the Victorian Liberal leader says, mid-trick or treat. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here Continue reading...

Transparency and advertising experts say trust in politics could be further eroded as a result of ‘lies, deepfakes and AI-generated politicians’ Get our daily political email, free app or daily news podcast It’s the night of Halloween and Jess Wilson has appeared on social media feeds with a warning about a scary prospect: “Americanised healthcare” under a future Liberal government. “If you had a heart attack, you would have to pay $150,000 for care,” the Victorian Liberal leader says, mid-trick or treat. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here Continue reading...