Victorian political parties exchange criticisms over synthetic video advertisements
Victorian Labor and the Liberals have traded accusations over artificial intelligence videos featuring synthetic versions of political leaders.
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Major political parties in Victoria have exchanged criticisms over social media campaign advertisements featuring artificial intelligence generated depictions of political leaders, the Guardian reported on November 4, 2026. [1]
According to the Guardian, Victorian Labor published a video on Halloween featuring a synthetic depiction and cloned voice of Victorian Liberal leader Jess Wilson. In the video, the simulated image of Wilson warned viewers about high costs associated with Americanized healthcare. [1]
Transparency and advertising experts warned that trust in politics could be damaged by the spread of deepfakes and artificial intelligence generated material, the Guardian reported. [1]
Low-quality or deceptive synthetic media produced with generative artificial intelligence tools is commonly referred to as AI slop. The term gained widespread adoption in the 2020s and was selected as Word of the Year for 2025 by Merriam-Webster. [4]
In short
- Victorian Labor posted an AI-generated video featuring a synthetic depiction of Liberal leader Jess Wilson.
- The social media video presented simulated healthcare figures to criticize opposition policies.
- Experts expressed concern that political deepfakes could erode public trust in elections.
Sources
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- [1]Scare campaigns: Victoria’s major parties trade blows over AI-generated videos of leaders in election adsThe Guardian, 3h ago (the report this story comes from)
Background
- [2]Communist Party USA on Wikipedia
- [3]Free Trade Party on Wikipedia
- [4]AI slop on Wikipedia
- [5]Victoria on Grokipedia
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