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US Congress urged to crack down on AI deepfakes and fake supporters

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A user on Mastodon is urging Congress to draft legislation against the misuse of AI deepfakes, citing examples of political manipulation and non-consensual intimate imagery. The post advocates for changes to US copyright law, inspired by Denmark's approach, to protect individuals' rights to their own likeness and voice. The proposed legal framework would include financial penalties for deepfake generation and require social media platforms to remove such content. AI

IMPACT Advocates for legislative action to curb AI deepfake misuse and protect individual likeness, potentially impacting content moderation and copyright law.

RANK_REASON The item discusses a user-generated call to action regarding AI policy and safety, rather than a formal policy announcement or legislative action.

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US Congress urged to crack down on AI deepfakes and fake supporters

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Please copy and paste into the forms on the websites of your members of Congress and share with friends. https://www. congress.gov/contact-us Dear Senator / Rep

    Please copy and paste into the forms on the websites of your members of Congress and share with friends. https://www. congress.gov/contact-us Dear Senator / Representative - I want you to crack down on the way this Republican Administration is creating AI fake humans to spout the…

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