2WAY’s Mark Halperin predicts Spencer Pratt is going to win the race for Los Angeles mayor after seeing the wave of AI-generated ads supporting his campaign, and warns that this technology is going to rapidly reshape politics, business, media, and everyday life. AI, ladies and gentlemen, is the biggest story in the world, Halperin said, setting up this supporter-made “Downfall” parody mocking L.A. Mayor Karen Bass. “It is changing our society right now. And a tiny sliver, one one-hundredth of 1% of the people in this country have even the slightest idea what’s happening. Before too long, it’s going to be enveloping us all.”

Another viral Spencer Pratt political ad has hit the timeline. Mayor Karen Bass is fuming. pic.twitter.com/Vd2VexY7Tv

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“If you haven’t seen the other ones, I recommend them to you.” “Although I think Spencer Pratt is going to win over on these ads, you have to apply this to everything,” he said. “The combination of user-generated, citizen, grassroots-driven social media and AI – I can barely comprehend how big a deal this thing is — to everything.” He said the implications extend to everything, from war propaganda and political campaigns to consumer spending and medicine. “There’s a big story today about how doctors are now being spoofed with AI, and they have Sanjay Gupta endorsing products that he’s never heard of.” I’m not saying they’re flawless. I’m not saying they’re works of art,” Halperin said. I’m not saying there aren’t troubling things about them because there are… But it was probably made for 20 bucks. And I guarantee you it’s the talk of L.A. “I’ve got people running campaigns who are using AI for everything in the campaign: speechwriting, analytics, fieldwork,” he said. “I’m telling you, ladies and gentlemen, and this is the focus of my work now as much as anything else, there are going to be haves and have-nots in America really soon: people who understand how to use AI and people who don’t. And you want to be a have.”
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