Artificial intelligence was deployed in the 2024 elections cycle. political campaigns First time. The candidates are largely avoided major mishapsThe technology was applied without much guidance restraint. The National Democratic Training Committee has released the first playbook that explains how Democratic campaigns could use AI in a responsible way ahead of midterm elections.
A new online course from the Committee outlines a strategy for Democratic Candidates to use AI in creating social content, writing voter outreach and researching their district and opposition. Since NDTC was founded in 2016, according to the organization, more than 120,00 Democrats have sought political office. Virtual lessons are offered as well as in-person training bootcamps for would-be Democratic candidates on topics ranging from fundraising and ballot registration to field organizing and data management. This group is targeting small campaigns and those with limited resources, with their AI course. They are looking to equip what may be five person teams with the skills to use artificial intelligence. “efficiency of a 15 person team.”
“AI and responsible AI adoption is a competitive necessity. It’s not a luxury,” says Donald Riddle, senior instructional designer at NDTC. “It’s something that we need our learners to understand and feel comfortable implementing so that they can have that competitive edge and push progressive change and push that needle left while using these tools effectively and responsibly.”
This three-part course includes an introduction to AI, but its main focus is on possible AI applications for campaigns. The course encourages candidates in particular to utilize AI to create text that can be used for various platforms and purposes, including emails, speeches and phonebanking scripts.
This training also explains how Democrats should not use AI and warns against candidates using AI to impersonate people or produce images and videos which could be used as a threat. “deceive voters by misrepresenting events, individuals, or reality.”
“This undermines democratic discourse and voter trust,” This training instructs you.
Candidates are also advised to avoid replacing graphic artists with AI. “maintain creative integrity” Support the creative people who are working.
Also, the final section encourages students to declare AI when they hear AI-generated voiced content. “deeply personal,” Use of the or to formulate complex policies. “When AI significantly contributes to policy development, transparency builds trust,” It reads:
This disclosure is at the heart of Hany Faid’s education as a generative AI researcher and professor in electrical engineering at UC Berkeley.
“You need to have transparency when something is not real or when something has been wholly AI generated,” Farid: “But the reason for that is not just that we disclose what is not real, but it’s also so that we trust what is real.”
The NDTC says that AI can be used to produce video. Campaigns should make use of tools such as Descript or Opus Clip for creating scripts, and then quickly editing content for social networks, removing awkward pauses.
