The ABC’s The View panel have ripped intoSpencer Pratt’s campaignfor mayor of Los Angeles, claiming he lacks the political experience to run the nation’s second-biggest city while criticizing his use of artificial intelligence for campaign videos.
The criticism came asPratt’s unconventional mayoral pushcontinued to gain attention online and as incumbent Karen Bass faces mounting scrutiny over her her term in office, particularly over the handling of January’s devastating wildfires.
Moderator Whoopi Goldberg said she was “freaked out” bythe AI-generated videotied to Pratt’s campaign and claimed celebrity status alone shouldn’t qualify someone for public office.
“If they know what they’re doing, I welcome anybody who knows how to do this,” Goldberg said. “But if you’re going to be like the guy who’s already in charge, thank you, no.”
“Just because somebody is famous or is famous for something doesn’t mean they know what’s going on and how you are thinking and how you’re feeling,
Pratt is polling at 22%while Bass has maintained a lead of 30% with lefty Nithya Raman just behind him at 19%, according to a May Emerson poll.
Co-host Sara Haines took a more sympathetic tone toward Pratt’s candidacy, saying she appreciated that he became politically engaged after being personally impacted by the California wildfires.
“What I liked about Spencer Pratt throwing his hat in there is he was affected by the California wildfires and he decided, ‘I’m going to do something about it,’” Haines said.
Still, Haines said the AI-generated campaign imagery raised serious concerns, particularly because it allegedly featured celebrities who did not consent to their likenesses being used.
“Our brains aren’t designed to say, ‘Oh, that’s not really Hugh Jackman saying these things,’” she said. There is no record of actor Hugh Jackman, who appears in one AI video, endorsing Pratt.
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