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Conservative businessman and broadcaster John Reid enlisted the help of artificial intelligence to represent Democratic challenger Ghazala Hashmi in a mock debate for the 2025 lieutenant governor’s race.

Reid,the Republican nominee from Richmond, challenged Hashmi, a state senator from Chesterfield, to a series of regional debates around Virginia. Reid noted Hashmi is the only candidate of the six running for statewide office to decline a debate.

A representative for Reid ensured that the AI only envisaged Hashmi’s likeness and voice — and that of the moderator – and that the responses given by the representation of Hashmi were based on her prior quotes or publicized policy positions.

Hashmi’s campaign called the video a “deepfake” and told t

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