RNC releases first fully AI-generated ad from a major party committee

Sources

1. 01.

   CNN. RNC responds to Biden's reelection bid with AI-generated ad. (2023). CNN's video segment on the ad, timestamped 4:57 PM EDT, 25 April 2023. Cited for the date and for the fact of the RNC responding to Biden's launch with an AI-generated spot. This is a video player page: the payload carries the headline, timestamp and video metadata and no transcript or article text, so it does not carry the RNC's own characterisation of the ad. That statement is cited to Axios instead.

   www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2023/04/25/artificial-intelligence-rnc-response-biden-campaign-cnn-vpx.cnnopen_in_newinventory_2archived copy
2. 02.

   Thompson, A. (2023). Republicans slam Biden re-election bid in AI-generated ad. Axios. Published 25 April 2023. Source for the RNC's own characterisation of the spot, attributed to a spokesperson: 'This is the first time the RNC has produced a video that is 100% AI.' Note the wording — the claim is a first for the RNC, not a first for political advertising generally.

   www.axios.com/2023/04/25/rnc-slams-biden-re-election-bid-ai-generated-adopen_in_newinventory_2archived copy
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   Hasan, S. & Ahmed, A. (2025). Gauging the AI Threat to Free and Fair Elections. Brennan Center for Justice. Published 6 March 2025 — later than this entry's event, and cited for what followed it: proposals to require disclosure of AI-generated content ('measures to disclose the origins of AI-generated content', 'clear labeling of AI-generated political ads') and the assessment that AI 'didn't disrupt the 2024 election, but the effects are likely to be greater in the future.'

   www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/gauging-ai-threat-free-and-fair-electionsopen_in_newinventory_2archived copy