Candidates go high-tech to compose songs, engage voters


On the campaign trail: Syed Hussien speaking to a crowd during their campaign for the Mahkota seat. — THOMAS YONG/The Star

KLUANG: Crafting catchy campaign songs is one way artificial intelligence (AI) is boosting the campaigns of rival parties in the Mahkota by-election but experts caution against abusing the technology for spreading lies.

Barisan Nasional candidate Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah and his rival from Perikatan Nasional Mohamad Haizan Jaafar each had their own songs composed using AI technology, coalition officials said.

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