@pinknews: A gay Republican candidate in Virginia running for Lt. Governor, John Reid, has drawn ridicule after staging a “debate” with an AI version of his opponent. His Democratic opponent, state Sen. Ghazala F. Hashmi previously denied his requests for a debate. Hashmi’s AI responses were generated from previous public statements, and Reid appeared on camera alone, answering prompts from a bot while standing behind a plain podium. Reid claimed this was a “fair and balanced program,” done in one take with no rehearsal.Reid previously faced backlash after being linked to a Tumblr account that engaged with N*zi p0rn. Reid has denied being linked to this account, claiming it is a smear campaign. #JohnReid #Virginia #AI #Republicans #LGBTQIA

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my brain genuinely can't process all of that

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there goes the last original sentence

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this is a lot of information at once

RatStar :

The real person wouldn't debate him...so he used an a.i generated version... America, this is not normal behaviour.

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First in my bloodline to read that sentence

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What was that headline...

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I didnt know pink news became the onion

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What am I reading