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Michigan House approves bills criminalizing nonconsensual explicit deepfakes; 104-1 votes on each bill
Summary
The Michigan House passed House Bills 4047 and 4048, measures that create civil and criminal penalties for creating or distributing nonconsensual explicit deepfake images and amend criminal procedure; both bills passed 104-1 and were given immediate effect.
The Michigan House of Representatives passed two bills addressing nonconsensual explicit deepfakes, approving House Bill 4047 and House Bill 4048 by votes of 104 to 1 and ordering both measures to take immediate effect.
Supporters said the package targets an invasive use of artificial intelligence that has harmed private citizens. Representative Sernigloo, who spoke to the floor at length, said, “This bill package specifically seeks to address one of the most dangerous and invasive uses of AI, nonconsensual explicit deepfakes,” and urged colleagues to protect people who have been exploited by increasingly accessible digital tools.
The bills and debate House Bill 4047, introduced on third reading as calendar item 3 by Representative Beuerlein, was presented as creating civil liability and…
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