Why Is San Francisco’s Department of Elections Using AI Slop?

listen to an audio version of this post, read by the author Artificial Intelligence is one of the most hated things in America, polling even worse than ICE and Donald Trump… so why on earth is the San Francisco Department of Elections using AI-generated images in communications about our upcoming election? More importantly, why doesn’t our local government have a clear policy on using AI when interacting with the public? On September 3, 2026, the SF Department of Elections sent an email titled “Your City Needs You on Election Day” which featured multiple images of poll workers that were either AI-generated or heavily altered using AI. The images depict the same group of poll workers, but in two totally different styles. One is cartoony, the other photorealistic, and both are filled with common flaws and warping found in AI-generated images. Image via SF Election’s email. Likely created by feeding a source image into an AI model. Above: an image from San Francisco Election’s poll…

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