Artificial intelligence-generated images and videos are ushering in a new era for political campaigns and Republican Darren Bailey is leading its introduction in Illinois during his second run for governor.
From showing Governor JB Pritzker wearing a Green Bay Packers cheesehead and Brett Favre jersey, to cartoonish videos portraying the governor lounging on the beach to the Bailey-Del Mar campaign logo displayed in the Chicago sky like the Bat Signal,
Bailey’s campaign has made AI-generated images and videos a regular part of its social media content. Bailey’s running mate, Aaron Del Mar, told Capitol News Illinois that AI content increases engagement with the campaign’s posts.
