AI-Made Political Ads Jump Ahead of Midterms

The use of AI in political advertising during the 2026 midterm cycle climbed to over $137 million across at least 220 unique ads, according to research from the Wesleyan Media Project. Erika Franklin Fowler, professor of government at Wesleyan University and a co-director of the Wesleyan Media Project, says AI has unleashed "a whole new type" of political ad. A week out from the midterms, she joins Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."