This election cycle has seen multiple candidates utilize artificial intelligence to attack their opponents, and at least one attack ad has led to a legal complaint being filed.

AI attack ads criminal complaint What we know: Texas State Rep. Vikki Goodwin, the Democratic nominee for Texas lieutenant governor, has filed a criminal complaint against current Republican Lt. Governor Dan Patrick over two political ads featuring AI-generated images of Goodwin.

The complaint, filed to the Travis County Sheriff's Office, alleges that Patrick violated a Texas state law banning deepfake videos, which was passed by the Republican legislature in 2019.