AI Detection Alert: Kid Rock Did Not Endorse Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom posts an image rockstar endorsing him, which is AI
Taking a page out of President Donald Trump's AI use playbook, Gavin Newsom has posted an image of Kid Rock endorsing him via "Kid Rock Wants YOU To Support Gavin Newsom."
A couple of issues here:
Kid Rock is a vocal Republican
Gavin Newsom, the 40th governor of California, is a member of the Democratic Party
And, oh yea, its an AI generated image
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The Irony Of Gavin Newsom Signing a Bill Against Deepfakes To.. Use Deepfakes for Politics
In September 2024, Gavin Newsom signed AB 2839, a bill to protect against deepfakes and AI being used to fool people during election processes:
Safeguarding the integrity of elections is essential to democracy, and it’s critical that we ensure AI is not deployed to undermine the public’s trust through disinformation – especially in today’s fraught political climate. These measures will help to combat the harmful use of deepfakes in political ads and other content, one of several areas in which the state is being proactive to foster transparent and trustworthy AI.
Less than one year later, he does just that: use AI to undermine the public’s trust through disinformation.