Ben Weinberg on Mandate disclosure of AI-generated poli…

Ben Weinberg

Director of Public Policy at Citizens Union, a nonpartisan New York good-government organization.

A key part of combating deepfakes in campaigns is ensuring voters know that the ad they are seeing or hearing was generated by AI. The most direct way to accomplish that is by requiring a disclosure on the ad itself – similar to the “paid for by” attribution already required under campaign finance law.

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Ben Weinberg, “Testimony on Council Bills Addressing AI-generated Campaigns and Public Officials’ Use of Prediction Markets,” Citizens Union, June 22, 2026.

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Mandate disclosure of AI-generated political advertising

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AI Verified Weinberg explicitly supports requiring disclosures on AI-generated campaign ads so voters know the content was AI-generated. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 19d ago

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AI Verified Recorded “for” matches Weinberg’s explicit support for disclosure on AI-generated campaign ads. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 19d ago

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AI Verified Citizens Union’s June 22 testimony contains this exact statement under Ben Weinberg’s name and title. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 19d ago

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