AI is making it harder to trust your own eyes this election
AI is making it harder to trust your own eyes this election
- September 9, 2026
- Cailin O’Connor, logic & philosophy of science, shares expert insight with Yahoo News - Axios
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Even when voters recognize an ad as synthetic, the emotional impact can persist, UC Irvine epistemologist Cailin O'Connor says. "If you see some public figure saying something bad or doing something bad, you might still have negative emotions about them as a result."
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