HILL TECH BRIEF: Congress Focuses on AI Risks, Applications

Nov. 6, 2023, 11:10 AM UTC

A flurry of AI-related hearings are teed up in Congress this week as lawmakers in both chambers continue work to craft measures to rein-in the technology following the Biden administration’s sweeping executive order.

The House Oversight Committee takes on the challenging task of regulating deepfakes during a hearing Wednesday. With the 2024 presidential election fast-approaching, the looming threat of disinformation continues to grow larger with political lawyers anticipating an onslaught of sophisticated AI-generated video or audio clips of a client doing or saying something that never happened. Just think back to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ June attack ad featuring a ...

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