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Policy & Regulation · Manitoba
AI usage is prominent in Winnipeg’s municipal race, and it’s likely here to stay
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Generative AI appeared in campaign materials ahead of Winnipeg’s Oct. 28 municipal election, from Don Woodstock’s AI-generated music album to images used by mayoral candidate Mike Vogiatzakis. Vogiatzakis says AI-assisted visuals help reduce campaign costs, while McGill professor Aengus Bridgman says election use ranges from harmless creativity to misleading material. One graphic shared by candidate Brad Gross showed poll figures that differed sharply from a Sept. 18 Abacas Data poll; Gross did not explain how he sourced the figures.