FEC moves toward potentially regulating AI deepfakes in campaign ads

Photo caption: Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Adam Schiff (D-CA) speaks during a media briefing after a House vote approving rules for an impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 31, 2019. Photo credit Joshua Roberts / Reuters. Article by Ali Swenson, AP. PBS News Hour – August 10, 2023.

The Federal Election Commission has begun a process to potentially regulate AI-generated deepfakes in political ads ahead of the 2024 election, a move advocates say would safeguard voters against a particularly insidious form of election disinformation. The FEC’s unanimous procedural vote on Thursday advances a petition asking it to […]

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