--- title: "Republicans Release AI-Generated Ad of Chinese Invasion" description: "The Republican National Committee has fired back after Biden announced he's running again with an ad that features AI-generated images." date: "2023-04-26" modified: "2023-04-26" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/republlications-ai-generated-ad" categories: - "Artificial Intelligence" tags: - "image generator" - "republican" - "the digest" --- # Republicans Release AI-Generated Ad of Chinese Invasion ![The Republican National Committee has fired back after Biden announced he's running again with an ad that features AI-generated images.]() *\Image: RNC\* ## Attack AI Earlier today, president Joe Biden announced he will be running again next year. Just hours later, the Republican National Committee (RNC) fired back — with a controversial ad that features AI-generated images, [*The Verge* reports](). The ad, titled "[Beat Biden]()" — which asks the rhetorical question, "What if international tensions escalate?" — features deepfaked images of Taiwan being invaded by China. Other AI-generated images show shuttered banks and borders that were "overrun" by "illegals." While a tiny disclaimer in the top left corner admits that the ad was "built entirely with AI imagery," it's easily overlooked. The ad sets a troubling precedent, making use of the tech to illustrate wildly speculative visions of the future that could easily fool viewers who aren't not clued in. https://youtu.be/kLMMxgtxQ1Y ## Generative Inspection The RNC [told *Axios*]() that it's the first time the committee produced a video that is 100 percent AI. It's unclear whether the RNC violated any terms and conditions, *The Verge* points out, as we don't know which tools it used to generate the images. Midjourney and DALL-E, for instance, don't allow for overtly political images to be generated. During the run-up to the 2020 presidential election, Facebook [announced]() it was banning and removing deepfake videos over fears they could mislead viewers. But the company never clarified whether politicians can make use of AI-generated content, as [*The Washington Post* reported]() earlier this month. In short, the ad sets the stage for what could become a presidential race deeply mired in AI-facilitated misinformation tactics — a new inflection point in the already-dirty world of political ads. **More on AI:** *[Grimes Says She'll Split Royalties With Anyone Who Deepfakes Her Voice Into a Song]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()