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Conference committee debates scope and wording of S.23 synthetic-media disclaimer
Summary
Legislative counsel proposed changing S.23's required disclaimer from "artificial intelligence" to "digital technology" to match the bill's synthetic-media definition; lawmakers debated whether protections should be limited to political candidates or apply more broadly to individuals, raising First Amendment and enforceability concerns.
Legislative counsel on Friday urged the conference committee reconciling S.23 to use broader wording in the bill's disclosure requirement and members spent the session debating whether the law should cover only political candidates or any individual.
Rick Segal of the Office of Legislative Council told committee members the draft report uses a "strike all" approach and that, if adopted, members in each chamber would vote the report up or down. Segal proposed changing the required disclosure language so it reads that "this media has been manipulated or generated by digital technology," rather than specifically naming artificial intelligence, arguing the change would better match the statute's definition of "synthetic media." "If a person makes this deceptive ad that they have to put a disclaimer on, it's possible that they did not use AI," Segal said. "They use Photoshop. They use some other editing software that is not AI. It is still deceptive. It is still synthetic…
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