AI chatbots reshape voter outreach
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[0:00] Data centers and AI development have
[0:01] been central issues of the midterm
[0:03] campaigns, but there's a new CBS report
[0:05] that finds some candidates are using AI
[0:07] chat bots to talk with voters, and early
[0:09] research shows that this kind of voter
[0:10] outreach could be more effective than
[0:12] traditional political advertisement.
[0:14] >> Katherine Watson, the author of that
[0:16] report, joins us now from our Washington
[0:18] bureau. Katherine, great to see you,
[0:20] friend. So, how are these candidates
[0:22] using AI chat bots in these campaigns?
[0:25] >> Thank you so much for having me on,
[0:26] Vlad. Yeah. Well, this is a project I
[0:28] worked on for the last couple of months.
[0:30] And basically, some campaigns in this
[0:32] midterm cycle all