Scare campaigns: Victoria’s major parties trade blows over AI-generated videos of leaders in election ads
2026-11-04 · AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian
Australian political parties are gleefully weaponizing AI-generated deepfake videos of each other's leaders in election ads, because why bother with real policy debates when you can just fabricate your opponent saying whatever you want. Transparency experts warn this is eroding trust in politics — as if there was much left to erode. Nothing says 'healthy democracy' like voters unable to tell if their candidates actually said anything they're seeing on screen.