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Campaign text messages could soon get more effective — and annoying

By Maham JavaidJuly 12, 2026·Source: NPR·0 views

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In this file photo, a man using a smartphone passes through the arched windows at Grand Central Terminal in New York City on March 24, 2025.

Taught to sound like a candidate, bots are engaging voters with personalized text messages, making AI-generated texting conversations the latest tool political campaigns are using to connect.

(Image credit: Charly Triballeau)

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