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Campaign texts, powered by AI: How new tech is shaping voter outreach

Washington — Ace Parsi describes himself as "personally pretty against AI." The Democrat is running an uphill race against Republican Rep. Riley Moore in ruby-red West Virginia and has drafted a legislative proposal to block new data centers that don't have buy-in from constituents.

But after what he said was probably the most complicated decision of his campaign, Parsi and his team are using AI chatbots to text voters ahead of November's election.

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