Generative AI is rapidly reshaping political communication. It enables political actors to persuade in ways that are cheap, fast, and scalable—producing personalised messages that may be false or misleading and fabricating visual “proof” of events that never happened. This talk had speaker Dr Viorela Dan discuss the political toolbox—chatbots, deepfakes, microtargeting, and “AI slop”—and explains how these tools are used in practice.

 

First published: 16 October 2025

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