How American Political Campaigns Are Using AI—and What They’re Spending on the Tools

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Summary by Cyber Security News2 Oct 2026, 13:02 CET

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This essay was written with Nathan E. Sanders, and originally appeared in The Guardian. New campaign finance disclosure data shines a light on which US political campaigns are using AI tools and how much they are spending on them.

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