POLITICSAug 4 · 12:00 UTCMISSION LOCAL SFBrandon Pho

Uncanny ads and partisan chatbots: AI toys with San Francisco politics

San Francisco is experimenting with AI in politics through uncanny advertisements and partisan chatbots, which are influencing civic discourse. The technology's impact on political discourse is evident as the experiment is just beginning.

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