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Conference committee debates scope and wording of S 23 synthetic-media disclaimer
Summary
A Committee of Conference on S 23 reviewed draft 1.1 and debated replacing 'artificial intelligence' with 'digital technology' in the disclaimer and whether the statute should target 'political candidates' only or 'individuals' more broadly, with members split on First Amendment risk.
Speaker 3, presenting draft 1.1 of the Committee of the Conference report, proposed a revised disclaimer for S 23 that would say: "This media has been manipulated or generated by digital technology and depicts speech or conduct that did not occur." Speaker 3 said the change from the phrase "artificial intelligence technology" to "digital technology" better matches the bill's definition of synthetic media and would capture deceptive edits made with non-AI tools such as Photoshop.
The committee discussed whether to make the law apply only to a "political candidate" (the House approach) or to any…
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