Before winning reelection bid, DC Council member Trayon White apparently used AI political ad

Before winning reelection bid, DC Council member Trayon White apparently used AI political ad

Before winning back his D.C. Council seat in a special election this week, Trayon White posted a video rallying voters that viewers quickly sniffed out as artificial intelligence. The video shows a figure whose appearance and voice are robotic. The logo for the AI company is on the bottom right corner of the screen of the Instagram post shared Monday, the last day of early voting. “They hope we stay home,” the female voice said as it urged voter…

Former DC Councilmember Charged With Bribery Wins Reelection

Trayon White, the former member of the Washington, D.C. City Council, won reelection to the Ward 8 seat he was expelled from in the July 15 special election. Federal law enforcement officials arrested White last August on a bribery charge, leading the D.C. Council to expel him in February after an internal investigation. White was able to run in the special election for Ward 8, which includes southeast D.C., because he has not been convicted of …