CAMPAIGN TEXT MESSAGES COULD SOON GET MORE EFFECTIVE — AND ANNOYING

1. WHAT HAPPENED

• Taught to sound like a candidate, bots are engaging voters with personalized text messages, making AI-generated texting conversations the latest tool political campaigns are using to connect.
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2. WHY IT MATTERS

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