Is it necessary to point out that all AI-generated images are fake because they are fictious? And versa vice… Apparently, regarding the Republican campaign for the California primary, the answer is yes. Because it’s not the real Los Angeles which is depicted in Spencer Pratt’s commercials.
Los Angeles survived the air pollution of the 1950s, the white exodus of the 1960s, the gangs of the 1980s, the race riots of the 1990s, and the Great Recession of the 2000s. It will survive the wildfires of the 2020s. Los Angeles possesses an incredible resilience.
So Spencer Pratts is a liar, and he’s using AI, which is a convenient scapegoat, to get elected. Just like his fascist mentor, Donald Trump.
Should legislators regulate the use of AI in advertising campaigns ? The answer is yes. Because advertising, by its very nature, is a message that doesn’t tell the whole story – especially in 30 seconds spots on TV – therefore it’s a lie.
Is our country capable of establishing new rules for a new technology (AI), some rules that can be enforced against greed and excessive influence? Today, in the United States, the answer is no. Because big money rule our society. The lies generated by machines still have a bright future and we will continue to be ruled by hypocrites for a long long time to come.