"This week, Cuomo's campaign debuted an advertisement in which clearly AI-generated clips show him him doing various jobs someone from upstate New York mightregard as quintessentiallyNew York: driving the subway, stagehand work, trading on the New York Stock Exchange, and washing high-rise windows. In the ad, Cuomo admitshe may not be cut out for the aforementioned roles, but claims he's ready and qualified to be mayor."
"Cuomo's ostensible target was his opponent Zohran Mandani, who he's seeking to paint as young and inexperienced. But Mamdani took to Instagram and shared screencaps of the Cuomo ad, captioned with a ringing retort. "In a city of world-class artists and production crew hunting for the next gig, Andrew Cuomo made a TV ad the same way he wrote his housing policy: with AI," he wrote. "Then again, maybe a fake Cuomo is better than the real one?""
Andrew Cuomo resigned as governor in August 2021 after numerous sexual harassment claims and lost the Democratic primary in July while attempting a comeback. He continues an independent run for New York City mayor and released an ad that uses clearly AI-generated footage of him performing stereotypical New York jobs. Cuomo acknowledges he may not be suited to those roles but asserts mayoral readiness. Opponent Zohran Mandani mocked the ad on Instagram and geotagged a post in Westchester. Cuomo previously faced criticism for a housing plan that appeared produced using ChatGPT. AI use in politics extends beyond Cuomo.
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