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In 2023, In the Japanese town of Manazuru, a mayoral candidate called "[[AI Mayer]]" hopes to be the first AI-powered officeholder in Japan in November 2023. This candidacy is said to be supported by a group led by Michihito Matsuda <ref>{{cite news |date=2023-11-07|title=Danskere vil ind den politiske scene med kunstig intelligens |trans-title=AI Mayer run to the election in Manazuru Town|newspaper=Tokyo Sports |url= https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/282034 |access-date=2023-11-25}}</ref>

In the [[2024 United Kingdom general election]], a businessman named Steve Endacott ran for the constituency of [[Brighton Pavilion (UK Parliament constituency)|Brighton Pavilion]] as an AI avatar named "AI Steve",<ref>{{Cite news |last=Grierson |first=Jamie |date=2024-06-10 |title=Brighton general election candidate aims to be UK’sUK's first ‘AI'AI MP’MP' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/10/brighton-general-election-candidate-uk-first-ai-mp-artificial-intelligence |access-date=2024-06-15 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> saying that constituents could interact with AI Steve to shape policy. Endacott stated that he would only attend Parliament to vote based on policies which had garnered at least 50% support.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-13 |title=Meet AI Steve, the avatar standing as a candidate in the UK election |url=https://www.euronews.com/next/2024/06/13/meet-ai-steve-the-uks-avatar-election-candidate |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=euronews |language=en}}</ref> AI Steve placed last with 179 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/news/2024/results-general-election-4-july-2024|title=Results - General Election 4 July 2024|date=5 July 2024 |publisher=Brighton & Hove City Council|language=en-gb|access-date=8 July 2024}}</ref>

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