cfr.org/articles/u-s-midterms-ai-chatbots-could-lend-influence-campaigns-new-credibility AI Chatbots Could Lend Influence Campaigns New Credibility
A likely AI-generated video tied to the Russia-linked Storm-1516 group falsely accused Texas Senate nominee James Talarico of misconduct. NewsGuard reported that Google and Microsoft chatbots, including Gemini and Copilot, repeated the claim, illustrating how AI answers can lend influence operations credibility.