# Political Candidates Spending Obscene AI Money

> Political candidates spend $137m on AI ads to attack opponents.
- Title: Political Candidates Spending Obscene AI Money · Futurism
- Summary: Political candidates spend $137m on AI ads to attack opponents. Political action groups generated 220 AI election ads costing $200k each.
- Keywords: ai election ads, political action groups, wesleyan media project, mike mazzei, make oklahoma great again, ai generated ads, science, technology, Political, Candidates, Spending, Obscene
- Source: Futurism — https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/political-candidates-spending-money-ai-generated-election-slop
- Author: Joe Wilkins
- Published: 2026-10-19T20:40:46+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: ai election ads, political action groups, wesleyan media project, mike mazzei, make oklahoma great again, ai generated ads, science, technology
## AI Election Ads Business
Political action groups generated 220 AI election ads this cycle.
## AI Ad Spending
AI generated election ads earned $137 million in promotional revenue.
## Republican AI Ads
80 percent of AI election ads made by Republicans, 20 percent by Democrats.
## Key takeaway

Political action groups generated 220 AI election ads costing $200k each.