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US Senate introduces bill to setup legal framework for ethical AI development | Government is finally concerned now that deepfakes aren't just exes and actresses anymore
The US Senate just introduced new legislation called the "Content Origin Protection and Integrity from Edited and Deepfaked Media Act" (COPIED Act). The cringeworthy mouthful of a...
Proposed and sponsored by Democrats Maria Cantwell of Washington and Martin Heinrich of New Mexico, along with Republican Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, the legislation aims to establish enforceable transparency standards in AI development. "Artificial intelligence has given bad actors the ability to create deepfakes of every individual, including those in the creative community, to imitate their likeness without their consent and profit off of counterfeit content," said Senator Blackburn. The senators feel that clarifying and defining what is okay and what is not regarding AI development is vital in protecting citizens, artists, and public figures from the harm that misuse of the technology could cause, particularly in creating deepfakes.
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