{"id":238982,"date":"2026-06-30T13:51:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T17:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/30\/bailey-campaign-embraces-artificial-intelligence-in-new-era-of-politics-shaw-local\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T14:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T18:20:11","slug":"bailey-campaign-embraces-artificial-intelligence-in-new-era-of-politics-shaw-local","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/30\/bailey-campaign-embraces-artificial-intelligence-in-new-era-of-politics-shaw-local\/","title":{"rendered":"Bailey campaign embraces artificial intelligence in new era of politics \u2013 Shaw Local"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shawlocal.com\/news\/2026\/06\/30\/bailey-campaign-embraces-artificial-intelligence-in-new-era-of-politics\/\">Bailey campaign embraces artificial intelligence in new era of politics \u2013 Shaw Local<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shawlocal.com\/news\/2026\/06\/30\/bailey-campaign-embraces-artificial-intelligence-in-new-era-of-politics\/\">https:\/\/www.shawlocal.com\/news\/2026\/06\/30\/bailey-campaign-embraces-artificial-intelligence-in-new-era-of-politics\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-30 13:51:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.shawlocal.com\">www.shawlocal.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Darren Bailey\u2019s Illinois gubernatorial campaign is pioneering the use of artificial intelligence (AI)-generated images and videos on social media, to increase engagement and reach a larger audience on platforms like Twitter and Facebook.<\/li>\n<li>Bailey\u2019s campaign uses AI-generated content to portray his opponent, Gov. JB Pritzker, humorously and unfavorably, arguing the content catches people\u2019s attention and resonates with a satirical, cartoon-like appeal.<\/li>\n<li>The high engagement rates from AI-generated content help Bailey\u2019s campaign, which relies mainly on small-dollar donations, compete with Pritzker\u2019s more financially robust campaign, which has spent millions of dollars of the governor\u2019s own money on previous campaigns and already invested over $25 million for the current race.<\/li>\n<li>In contrast, Pritzker\u2019s campaign has an internal policy against using AI-generated imagery, using it only for background purposes and in data analysis.<\/li>\n<li>Bailey\u2019s campaign asserts that its AI content is not malicious and serves a purpose similar to traditional political cartoons, while Pritzker\u2019s camp argues that Bailey\u2019s AI content produces fictional narratives not based in reality.<\/li>\n<li>Lawmakers in Illinois, including Sen. 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