Newsom Signs AI Bills Regulating Deepfake Election Material

One new law prohibits the use of deceptive content of candidates or officials generated by AI or other means within 120 days of elections.
Newsom Signs AI Bills Regulating Deepfake Election Material
An AI (artificial intelligence) logo is pictured at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on Feb. 27, 2024. Josep Lago/AFP via Getty Images
Travis Gillmore
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed three bills Sept. 17 to address altered videos and other digitally created content known as deepfakes that could impact candidates and election campaigns.

The laws are meant to remove deepfake content of officials or candidates from major online platforms, “increase accountability, and better inform voters,” according to a news release from the governor’s office.
Travis Gillmore
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