National have admitted to using AI to generate people in their attack ads.
Fabricated images of smiling nurses, crime scenes and the cast of Fast and Furious have shown up in National's promotional material.
Psychologist and AI commentator Dr Paul Duignan says we've moved into a new world where anything can be fabricated, and National are the first to utilise that.
"The problem for the political parties is that if they sort of get into that game- it becomes a kind of a trust issue, becomes something other parties could attack National for."
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