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6d ago

Cuomo’s AI-Generated Mayoral Ad Draws Mockery From Rivals

The campaign is pitching the $45,000 spot as a humorous use of AI despite his polling deficit to Zohran Mamdani.

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Screenshot from a campaign ad depicting Andrew Cuomo in various jobs using generative artificial intelligence technology. © Andrew Cuomo For Mayor
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Overview

  • The 30-second ad features AI-generated scenes of Andrew Cuomo as an MTA driver, window washer, Broadway stagehand and on the NYSE floor, followed by a direct-to-camera message.
  • An on-screen disclaimer states the spot was created with the assistance of artificial intelligence.
  • Zohran Mamdani and Curtis Sliwa ridiculed the video on social platforms and at events, with Mamdani linking it to prior AI use in Cuomo’s housing plan.
  • Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi defended the ad as a purposeful, humorous attempt to break through and touted it as a positive use of AI in paid political advertising.
  • Early online traction was modest, with low initial view counts reported, and a recent Fox News poll showed Mamdani at 47% to Cuomo’s 29% ahead of the Nov. 4 election.