One Nation’s AI video is vile and tired – but the ensloppification of Australian politics doesn’t stop there
The inflammatory clip shows the wild west of online politicking created by unrestricted access to AI – and why watchdogs need more powers to do something about it Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast One Nation’s new AI-generated campaign video is a new low – even for them. The video – reportedly played at the party’s Victorian campaign launch over the weekend – is an AI-generated collection of racist tropes, depicting a man who appears to be African brandishing a machete, an apparently Middle Eastern man with an explosive vest, a south Asian man in a turban talking about “mass migration” and an Indigenous elder talking about people receiving “money … on the basis of need, not identity”. Continue reading...
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| Llama 3.3 70B | Meta | analysis | -75 | 80% | 6199ms | v1.0.0 / m1.0.1 | 2026-10-08 21:17 |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | Anthropic | consensus | -45 | 70% | 5583ms | v1.0.0 / m1.0.1 | 2026-10-08 21:17 |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash | consensus | -100 | 90% | 1932ms | v1.0.0 / m1.0.1 | 2026-10-08 21:17 | |
| Mistral Small 3.1 24B | Mistral AI | consensus | -65 | 80% | 17554ms | v1.0.0 / m1.0.1 | 2026-10-08 21:17 |
AI-generated video promotes racist tropes
The item documents a concrete case of AI being used to generate racist political propaganda with apparent regulatory failure to prevent it. This is a specific, evidenced harm to social cohesion and democratic discourse, though confined to one political party's campaign rather than a systemic AI failure.
An AI-generated political campaign video was used to disseminate racist tropes, including depictions of minorities in a negative and inflammatory light. This represents a significant negative impact on societal discourse and the potential for AI to be misused for political manipulation and racial incitement. The event has already occurred.
The article describes a specific incident of AI being used to create and disseminate harmful content. This implies a negative societal impact. The incident is well-evidenced.
Evidence extracted
- One Nation's AI video spreads racist tropes
- AI-generated content can be used to create inflammatory clips
SOURCE The Guardian: Artificial Intelligence (tier 1)
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DOCUMENT f0f309a3-3ac1-4dc0-b50f-516f8cd23477
https://theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/09/one-nations-ai-video-is-vile-and-tired-but-the-ensloppification-of-australian-politics-doesnt-stop-there-ntwnfb
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EVIDENCE 2 extracted excerpts
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MODEL RUN 4 runs, methodology 1.0.1
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SCORE -71 (Strongly adverse)
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CONFIDENCE 80%