About this episode

Jack Welty discusses the implications of AI on the upcoming election and how Democrats are lagging behind Republicans in AI adoption.

"Every day that we are not adopting this stuff, the other side is moving faster. And I think ultimately that's going to translate into votes." — Jack Welty This is the first election cycle where what ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok say about candidates could actually shape how voters decide. And as Jack Welty sees it, our side isn't ready. Jack served as Deputy Chief Analytics Officer on the Harris for President campaign and led paid digital analytics for Biden-Harris in 2020. He co-authored a paper on practical AI adoption for campaigns and is the co-creator of Caucus AI, a tool that monitors what AI chatbots are telling voters about candidates across more than 1,100 races. He joined me on this episode of Hello Merge Tag to talk about something I don't think our side is taking seriously enough. The conversation covered a lot of ground. But the through line was this: Democrats are falling behind Republicans on AI adoption, and the gap isn't closing. The American Association of Political Consultants found that 44% of Republican consultants use AI daily. Only 28% of Democrats do. A few things that stuck with me: The biggest wins from AI aren't the sexy stuff . Jack's argument is that the…

People in this episode

Guest: Jack Welty

Topics covered

• AI in politics
• Democratic Party
• Republican Party
• elections
• campaign strategies
• digital analytics

Keywords

• AI adoption
• political campaigns
• voter influence
• digital analytics
• election cycle
• Republican consultants
• Democratic consultants

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Harris for President, Biden-Harris, American Association of Political Consultants, Caucus AI

Products: ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok

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