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Republicans counter Biden announcement with dystopian, AI-aided video

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Updated April 25, 2023 at 1:51 p.m. EDT|Published April 25, 2023 at 9:21 a.m. EDT
U.S. President Joe Biden, who just announced his reelection campaign for president, delivers remarks at North America's Building Trades Unions Legislative Conference at the Washington Hilton, Washington D.C, U.S., April 25, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis (Leah Millis/Reuters)
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Shortly after President Biden announced his reelection bid Tuesday, the Republican National Committee countered with a video of its own offering a pretty predictable message: Four more years of Biden would be bad for the country.

But the production was anything but old school. The 30-second spot, which envisions a dystopian future during a second Biden term, was built entirely with AI imagery, the RNC said.