Uncertainty Over Whether ‘Deepfakes’ Will Be Allowed at the Next Australian Election

A Senate Committee couldn’t agree on how to handle the issue, with 4 out of the 6 members disagreeing.

Participants chat in front of an electronic image of a soldier before the closing session of the Responsible AI in the Military Domain (REAIM) summit in Seoul on Sept. 10, 2024. Humans not artificial intelligence should make the key decisions when it comes to using nukes, a global summit AI in the military domain agreed on Sept. 10, in a non-binding declaration. Jung Yeon-je/AFP via Getty Images

The inability of the Senate Inquiry into Adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI) to agree on recommendations to Parliament has left open the possibility that “deepfake” ads could be screened in the lead-up to the next federal election.

Four of the six members disagreed with the Committee’s interim report, issuing two dissenting reports.