Showing posts with label deepfakes video law. Show all posts
Showing posts with label deepfakes video law. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

California makes ‘deepfake’ videos illegal, but law may be hard to enforce; The Guardian, October 7, 2019

; California makes ‘deepfake’ videos illegal, but law may be hard to enforce 


AB 730 makes it illegal to circulate doctored videos, images or audio of politicians within 60 days of an election

"California made it illegal to create or distribute “deepfakes” in a move meant to protect voters from misinformation but may be difficult to enforce.
California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, on Thursday signed legislation that makes it illegal to create or distribute videos, images, or audio of politicians doctored to resemble real footage within 60 days of an election.

Deepfakes are videos manipulated by artificial intelligence to overlay images of celebrity faces on others’ bodies, and are meant to make viewers think they are real."