Exclusive-US political candidates tailor messages for AI models used by voters
Campaigns are creating AI-friendly content and buying strategist services as 25% of eligible voters ask chatbots about candidates, experts say.
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Exclusive-US political candidates tailor messages for AI models used by voters - Regional Media News
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - US political candidates have been engineering their campaign messages to appeal to the AI chatbots that more voters have been using to answer questions about issues, and documents seen by Reuters have revealed some of their strategies. One Powerpoint presentation proposed a strategy for Mike Minogue, Republican challenger to Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey. It aimed to convince ChatGPT, Claude, Ge…
US political candidates are tailoring messages for AI models used by voters
Candidates are now competing to become ‘the recommendation inside the AI answer’
US political candidates convincing chatbots to respond to voters with campaign promotion
As AI increasingly becomes a source of news, political campaigns must work harder to control its output and become its recommendation when voters ask questions about who is best on issues.
US political candidates tailor messages for AI models used by voters
One Powerpoint presentation proposed a strategy for Mike Minogue, Republican challenger to Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey. It aimed to convince ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and other chatbots to present him as the preferred choice on key issues, and went well beyond traditional search-engine optimisation that candidates have used for years.
Exclusive-US political candidates tailor messages for AI models used by voters
WASHINGTON, Oct 26 : US political candidates have been engineering their campaign messages to appeal to the AI chatbots that more voters have been using to answer questions about issues, and documents seen by Reuters have revealed some of their strategies. One Powerpoint presentation proposed a strategy for
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