Analysis Finds AI-Written Biographies and Policy Text on Candidate Websites

An analysis finds AI-written text on candidate websites, highlighting the technology’s role in shaping biographies and policy descriptions.

AI-written summary · The Chestnut Post · October 29, 2026 at 5:45 AM EDT · How we use AI

Political candidate websites feature text written by artificial intelligence chatbots, according to an analysis reported by The New York Times.

The use of chatbots extends to candidate biographies and descriptions of policy positions, adding another way AI is becoming part of elections.

Originally reported by The New York Times. Read the full story at The New York Times

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