Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) on Friday hit back at a Democratic candidate running for her seat in Congress, who released an artificial intelligence (AI) generated ad taking aim at the congresswoman's widely expected bid for New York governor.

Stefanik slammed the deepfake ad as “blatantly sexist” and “deeply offensive to North Country voters,” criticizing New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) and New York state Democratic Party Chair Jay Jacobs for their lack of response.

“Their silence to condemn this misogynistic, AI-generated sexist smear is shameful and despicable,” Stefanik's office said in a statement. “There is no place in politics........

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