Michigan Curbs AI Election Deepfakes Ahead of Key 2024 Races (1)

Michigan placed curbs on election deepfakes created with artificial intelligence ahead of the 2024 election when control of Congress and the presidency could come down to the Wolverine State.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed a package of bills to that effect Thursday.

“We will be in a good position to protect voters from misinformation and promote positive campaigning,” Michigan House Elections Committee Chair Penelope Tsernoglou (D) said in an interview.

The four bipartisan measures require, among other things, that campaign ads disclose any use of generative AI technology, which can make images and videos with simple text prompts. Violators could ...