Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) on Friday hit back at a Democratic candidate running for her seat in Congress, who released an artificial intelligence (AI) generated ad taking aim at the congresswoman’s widely expected bid for New York governor. <\/p>\n
Stefanik slammed the deepfake ad as \u201cblatantly sexist\u201d and \u201cdeeply offensive to North Country voters,\u201d criticizing New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) and New York state Democratic Party Chair Jay Jacobs for their lack of response. <\/p>\n
\u201cTheir silence to condemn this misogynistic, AI-generated sexist smear\u00a0is shameful and despicable,\u201d Stefanik’s office said in a statement. \u201cThere is no place in politics to artificially create this derogatory degradation which is offensive, belittling, and confusing to voters especially seniors.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Stefanik team calls on Governor Hochul and NY Democrat Party boss Jay Jacobs to publicly condemn this disgraceful ad and call it out for what it is: a bigoted, sexist AI deep fake that is offensive to voters,\u201d it added. <\/p>\n
The video, published Thursday on the social platform X by Democratic candidate Blake Gendebien, features a song about the speculation surrounding Stefanik\u2019s potential run for governor. At the end, it notes that the ad was generated \u201cin whole or substantially by artificial intelligence.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cElise Stefanik is not fooling anyone,\u201d the post accompanying the video reads. \u201cWhile she \u2018considers\u2019 running for Governor, the people of the North Country lack adequate leadership in Congress. It\u2019s time to change that. Send a farmer to Congress.\u201d <\/p>\n
The Hill has reached out to Gendebien\u2019s campaign for comment. <\/p>\n
Several sources told The Hill late last month that Stefanik was preparing to officially launch<\/a> her campaign for New York governor, suggesting it was \u201cnot a matter of if, it\u2019s a matter of when.\u201d <\/p>\n The New York congresswoman\u2019s likely bid for top office in the Empire State comes after President Trump pulled her nomination to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in March. <\/p>\n As AI continues to rapidly improve, deepfakes have become a growing concern. An impostor using AI to pose<\/a> as Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently contacted at least three unidentified foreign ministers, a U.S. senator and a governor, according to a State Department memo obtained by several outlets. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) on Friday hit back at a Democratic candidate running for her seat in Congress, who released an artificial intelligence (AI) generated ad taking aim at the<\/p>\n