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AI Ads Spark Controversy in LA Mayor Race
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass accused mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt's AI-generated advertisements of depicting the city as a crime-ridden dystopia. The ads showed Pratt, a former reality TV star, as a Batman-style vigilante fighting masked agents.
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) on Tuesday accused mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt's (R) AI-generated advertisements of "taking on a violent trend" in depicting the city as a crime-ridden dystopia. The ads showed Pratt, a former reality TV star, as a Batman-style vigilante fighting masked agents we
2026-05-13 14:33 UTC