This post was originally published on Politico.
CHICAGO — An AI-enhanced former congressman is hitting the Chicago airwaves.
As he campaigns to reclaim the South Side congressional seat he once held, Jesse Jackson Jr. is launching a new TV and digital ad featuring an endorsement from fellow former Democratic Rep. Bobby Rush — delivered with an assist from artificial intelligence.
The spot, set to begin airing today in the race, initially shows Rush speaking in his actual voice, weakened from a battle with throat cancer.
“Cancer damaged my vocal cords. It didn’t take away my voice,” Rush says in the ad.
He then continues speaking in a
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