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But im doing this political ad to make the point to show how easy it is for -- and with ai tools -- >> i can say anything to anybody in any language. >> literally, youve been cloned. its like we have a seed and can plant it. >> reporter: that ai-driven content is appearing in elections around the world could be a sign of whats ahead for voters in the u.s. there are some guardrails in place, with president bidens executive order last year and the fcc making robocalls made with ai-generated voices...

To vote, that their vote would be counted. if they decided to vote absentee, their vote would count or if they decided to show up at the polls, they would not be subject to threats or intimidation or any efforts to deter them from voting. and in fact, i filed pretty unique case against a couple well-known republican operatives just for making robocalls to residents in the city of detroit providing disinformation to them about the way in which to vote absentee. because it was so important to me t...

That is what the map reflects. >> arizona one of the states where immigration is a hot button issue and this race is tight between two members of congress, democrat kristin cinema and martha mc sally, this is a dead heat at 46% each, mc sally has been trailing but now it looks like it is too close to call with any certainty. >> so many of those races which is why the travel schedule is so important. they will be making robocalls, don junior and the other kids out there and everyone will be fully...

Clown. >> youre doing a named fund-raiser, making robocalls. arent you raising that clown to much more seriousness than he would be given? >> i guess but how serious can donald trump become? people have seen the bluster, the silly television show. all of that stuff doesnt lend itself to people seeing him as a serious political figure. he has a business profile. there may be some tiny sliver of voters who assign some credibility to that. i think donald trump is about money. today is about money. ...