Steve Hilton unleashes new ‘Gladiator’-style campaign video conquering the political machine

Republican Steve Hilton unveiled Friday another new artificial intelligence-generated ad for California governor, as he continues drawing inspiration from the viral campaign of former Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt. In the one-minute, 40-second ad, soldiers are taking out downtrodden, everyday working class people into a gladiator scene to fight The Machine, a large robot carried over from Hilton’s first AI ad on Thursday that represents the state’s political establishment. A man in a Roman-style helmet. X/@SteveHiltonx As the victims are taken out to fight, they plea for help and humorously poke at many of the same criticisms that Californians have had over the state’s cost-of-living crisis. “Please, I just want to be able to afford a tank of gas so I can drive to work and fe