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N.C. Senator sues Whirlpool over AI altered TED Talk ad
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- Jan 14, 2026
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- 2549
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Summary
This week, State Senator DeAndrea Salvador (D-Mecklenburg) joins host Tim Boyum to tell the unbelievable story of a 2018 TED Talk she gave that was altered by artificial intelligence to make her say things she never said during the speech. That AI material was then used in an ad by Whirlpool and even won an award, and she's now filed suit.