The Central Elections Committee has ordered Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to remove an AI-generated campaign video depicting MK Gadi Eisenkot shaking hands with PA President Mahmoud Abbas and Ra'am leader Mansour Abbas, ruling the video is misleading. Smotrich was also ordered to pay NIS 10,000 to the petitioners, according to Amit Segal (N12).
The Central Elections Committee issued a ruling Sunday evening ordering Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to remove an AI-generated campaign video and to pay NIS 10,000 to the petitioners. The video, which used artificial intelligence to depict Opposition MK Gadi Eisenkot shaking hands with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Ra'am leader Mansour Abbas, was deemed misleading election propaganda. The order follows an initial rejection of Eisenkot's petition to remove the video on June 28, as The Zioneer reported. Smotrich had previously defended the video as a legitimate political message. The committee's ruling affirms the broader trend of the Central Elections Committee clamping down on AI-generated campaign material, with similar orders issued in recent weeks against other candidates.
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