New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo used artificial intelligence (AI) to depict himself driving the subway, working as a stagehand and standing on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in his first advertisement of the general election.  "I'm Andrew Cuomo, and I could pretend to do a lot of jobs,” Cuomo says in the 30-second spot, as an AI-generated version of the former New York governor is depicted performing various roles. 

“But I know what I know, and I know what I don't know. And I do know how to make government work,” he continued, adding, “There are a lot of jobs I can’t do, but I’m ready to be your mayor on day one.”  The mid-six-figure ad buy, which is set to air on broadcast, cable, streaming and social media, features a disclaimer over the AI portions, noting

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