As advances in AI systems accelerate, the creation and spread of deepfakes on the internet has increased dramatically over the past year. A deepfake in this context is typically defined as a photo, video, or audio depicting a person without their consent, with the intent to harm that person or mislead those who come into contact with the material. There is. Notable recent examples include pornographic deepfake material targeting Taylor Swift and fake robocalls purporting to be from President Biden targeting voters in New Hampshire. Such synthetic content poses a fundamental threat to democracy and elections, makes Americans vulnerable to increasingly complex fraud schemes, and enables non-consensual pornography.
To counter these threats and limit the creation and spread of deepfakes, members of Congress have put forward several proposals to regulate deepfakes. We provide the graphic below as an accessible and concise overview of these legislative proposals as of March 6, 2024.
See here for recommendations regarding various deepfake proposals in the United States.
This content was first published on futureoflife.org. May 31, 2024.
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