Executive Summary

New campaign finance disclosure data reveals how U.S. political campaigns are adopting AI tools and the amounts they are spending. Candidates, parties, and committees are increasingly using AI for messaging, targeting, and analysis, yet many remain silent about specifics. The essay, co‑authored with Nathan E. Sanders, highlights the growing role of AI in politics and its implications for democratic processes.

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Intelligence Metadata - Source Publisher: Schneier on Security - Published Date: 2026-10-02T11:02:19+00:00 - Category: campaigns

Original Description: This essay was written with Nathan E. Sanders, and originally appeared in The Guardian. New campaign finance disclosure data shines a light on which US political campaigns are using AI tools and how much they are spending on them. Candidates’, parties’ and committees’ spending reveals that AI is fast becoming an essential tool of politics. The candidates themselves are quiet about how they are using the technology in their own campaigns. It’s a sensitive issue that we ...

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