The US Copyright Office called on Congress to pass a law that protects all individuals from the deliberate distribution of unauthorized deepfakes in a new artificial intelligence report released Wednesday.
The office’s analysis of deepfakes found federal legislation is “urgently needed” because existing state laws are inconsistent and inefficient to address the speed and scale at which generative AI can produce and disseminate digital replicas capable of authentically impersonating anyone, according to the report.
“It has become clear that the distribution of unauthorized digital replicas poses a serious threat not only in the entertainment and political arenas but also ...
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