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House approves ban on deceptive AI audio/video targeted at elections; 90-day window and disclosure rules draw debate
Summary
The Georgia House on Thursday passed Senate Bill 9, criminalizing knowingly distributed AI-generated or materially altered audio or visual media intended to deceive voters within 90 days of an election, 152–12.
The Georgia House on Thursday passed Senate Bill 9, a measure that makes it a crime to create and distribute materially deceptive AI-generated or altered audio or visual media intended to influence an election within 90 days of voting.
Supporters said the bill protects voters from realistic deepfakes and last-minute manipulations. "If no one can believe what they see, whose First Amendment rights have been taken away?" Representative Brad Thomas, who presented the bill, said on the floor. The measure passed 152–12.
The bill targets audio and visual files, not text, and requires prosecutors to prove…
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