SCI & TECH● LOWAug 9 · Aug 9, 2026, 6:37 PM
An Infamous Attack Ad Just Got an AI Resurrection
motherjones · united states of america
In 1964, Lyndon B. Johnson’s campaign ran a terrifying 60-second advertisement. It opens with a three-year-old girl in a field, pulling petals off a daisy while counting to ten. Then, a man’s voice begins a countdown, and a nuclear explosion fills the screen. The advertisement only aired once, but roughly 100 million people saw it. [...]
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