ChatGPT bans campaigns from using AI to make ads. They’re doing it anyway.
Artificial intelligence has subtly entered the machinery of the 2026 midterms, with major-party candidates acknowledging in campaign filings and website fine print that they are using the technology to court voters — despite limits imposed by leading AI companies to protect elections from the technology’s risks.
TL;DR
- AI is being used by candidates in the 2026 midterm elections.
- Campaign filings and website fine print reveal AI usage.
- Candidates are employing AI to court voters.
- Leading AI companies have imposed limits to protect elections from AI risks.
- Candidates are using AI despite these imposed limits.