New anti-Mamdani AI videos and the deepfake generation of astroturfing

“In the last election cycle, hiring human influencers to spread a particular message was all the rage. Now, teams don’t even need those personalities.” A creepy account that’s almost certainly using AI to generate videos of imaginary New Yorkers criticizing mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani raises a frightening prospect: that deepfakes could be used not just to impersonate politicians, but also constituents.