Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ban Deceptive AI-Generated Content in Elections
Summary
On September 12, 2023, Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Chris Coons (DDE), and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced the Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act (S. 2770), which would prohibit the distribution of materially deceptive AI-generated audio, images, or video relating to federal candidates in political ads or certain issue ads to influence a federal election or fundraise. Under the bill, federal candidates targeted by such content would be enabled to have the content taken down and seek damages in federal court. The ban would extend to a person, political committee, or other entity that distributes materially deceptive content intended to influence an election or raise money fraudulently
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