VA-LG: Virginia Republican Debates Opponent In 1 Totally Weird Way: 'I Had To Force The Issue'
The GOP candidate for Virginia lieutenant governor is defending his debate against an artificial intelligence version of his Democratic opponent, calling it the “best-possible alternative” to the real thing.
Conservative radio host John Reid (R) on Tuesday shared a video of his not-so-authentic debate with Virginia state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi (D) where a seemingly AI-generated image of a moderator asks questions to Reid and the AI version of the Democrat, who appears on a display atop a lectern across from him in real life.
The bot takes from Hashmi’s “publicized policy positions, as mined from a variety of available sources, with AI used to replicate” her voice after the Democrat “refused” to debate him, the video notes.
The 40-minute, staged face-off sees Reid and the bot covering topics such as immigration, transgender rights, abortion, the economy and gun violence.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/virginia-john-reid-ghazala-hashmi-ai-debate_n_68f978f9e4b0f9da0b2cbd14
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