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Prosecutors, academics back narrow identity‑fraud law to curb harmful deepfakes
Summary
HB184 would criminalize knowing use of AI/deepfake content to impersonate or defraud an identifiable person with intent to cause harm, and allow injunctive relief to stop distribution. Prosecution witnesses emphasized intent and indistinguishability tests to avoid First Amendment problems.
Delegate Cheryl Pasteur urged a favorable report on HB184, describing the bill as a narrowly tailored response to emerging harms from artificial intelligence and deep‑fake technologies that impersonate identifiable people. Pasteur cited a 2024 episode at Pikesville High School in which a deep‑fake audio recording attributed racist remarks to the principal and triggered threats and reputational damage.
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