Council unanimously approves AI disclosure rule for county elections
Allegheny County Council voted unanimously (15–0) to require disclaimers on campaign materials generated or significantly altered by artificial intelligence for county races, citing voter-protection concerns and examples of deceptive deepfakes.
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Council adopted ordinance 14050-26 on Oct. 20 to require candidates to label content created or substantially modified by artificial intelligence when used in county elections. Sponsors described the ordinance as a tool to prevent deception of voters by fabricated audio, images or video.
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