Live Updates: Kamala Harris and Trump to Campaign

Vice President Kamala Harris (left) and Elon Musk.

Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign criticized Elon Musk on Saturday after the billionaire CEO of Tesla and owner of X shared a video with manipulated or fake audio in which Harris allegedly described himself as the “ultimate DEI mercenary.”

Musk reshared the video — originally posted by a separate X account, which labeled it a parody — to his more than 190 million followers on Friday, with the caption, “This is amazing.” The video had been viewed more than 73 million times as of Saturday morning, according to X data.

“I was selected because I am the ultimate diversity hire,” a voice falsely claiming to be Harris says in the video. Harris and Biden are then described as “puppets” of the “deep state.”

CNN ran the fake Harris audio through an AI detection tool on Saturday, which found “substantial evidence” the voice was generated using AI.

A new line of attack: Republicans have used the term “DEI,” referring to diversity, equity and inclusion policies, to attack Harris and imply that she achieved her status as the presumptive Democratic nominee based on her race and gender.

Critics say this amounts to a racist dog whistle, including Democratic Rep. Maxwell Frost, who told CNN’s Jim Acosta this week that Republicans were using the “DEI” phrase as a “racial slur.”

Combating Misinformation: Bipartisan concerns about AI-generated election interference have led to a patchwork of laws across the country as state lawmakers try to limit the impact of disinformation and prevent deepfakes from overwhelming voters.

More than a dozen Republican- and Democratic-led states have passed legislation this year to regulate the use of deepfakes — realistic fake video, audio and other content created using AI — in campaigning. The laws come amid warnings from the Department of Homeland Security about the potential of deepfakes to mislead voters.

CNN’s Piper Hudspeth Blackburn contributed reporting to this story.