More States to Push Laws Banning AI Election Deepfakes in 2024

At least seven states will consider legislation in 2024 that would restrict the use of artificial intelligence in political campaigns as experts warn about a flood of misinformation affecting elections.

“There’s an urgent need for state action,” said Robert Weissman, president of the election advocacy group Public Citizen. “The most important thing is to establish the standard that deepfakes are impermissible in the election context.”

Pending bills would effectively ban AI-made deepfakes by requiring disclosures when the technology is used to make images, video, or audio of candidates. If enacted, such restrictions would affect roughly half of the US electorate. ...