California advances measures targeting AI discrimination and deepfakes
6 months, 3 weeks ago

California advances measures targeting AI discrimination and deepfakes

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As corporations increasingly weave artificial intelligence technologies into the daily lives of Americans, California lawmakers want to build public trust, fight algorithmic discrimination and outlaw deepfakes that involve elections or pornography. The Democratic governor has promoted California as an early adopter as well as regulator, saying the state could soon deploy generative AI tools to address highway congestion, make roads safer and provide tax guidance, even as his administration considers new rules against AI discrimination in hiring practices. “I do think the world looks to us in many respects to lead in this space, and so we feel a deep sense of responsibility to get this right.” Here’s a closer look at California’s proposals: FIGHTING AI DISCRIMINATION AND BUILDING PUBLIC TRUST Some companies, including hospitals, already use AI models to define decisions about hiring, housing and medical options for millions of Americans without much oversight. The proposal, backed by the California Labor Federation, would let performers back out of existing contracts if vague language might allow studios to freely use AI to digitally clone their voices and likeness. The measure, supported by some of the most renowned AI researchers, would also create a new state agency to oversee developers and provide best practices, including for still-more powerful models that don’t yet exist.

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Opinion: California and other states are rushing to regulate AI. This is what they’re missing
1 day, 19 hours ago

Opinion: California and other states are rushing to regulate AI. This is what they’re missing

LA Times  

Construction workers removing a six-story facade bearing the text of the 1st Amendment from the closed Newseum in Washington in 2021. The late Justice Antonin Scalia articulated it persuasively in 2011, noting that “whatever the challenges of applying the Constitution to ever-advancing technology, the basic principles of freedom of speech and the press … do not vary.” These principles should …

The outlook is uncertain for AI regulations as the US government pivots to full Republican control
3 weeks, 4 days ago

The outlook is uncertain for AI regulations as the US government pivots to full Republican control

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — With artificial intelligence at a pivotal moment of development, the federal government is about to transition from one that prioritized AI safeguards to one more focused on eliminating red tape. He hasn’t specified what he would do in its place, but the platform of the Republican National Committee, which he recently reshaped, said AI development should be “rooted …

AI means anyone can be a victim of deepfake porn. Here’s how to protect yourself
1 month, 1 week ago

AI means anyone can be a victim of deepfake porn. Here’s how to protect yourself

CNN  

New York CNN — “All we have to have is just a human form to be a victim.” That’s how lawyer Carrie Goldberg describes the risk of deepfake porn in the age of artificial intelligence. While revenge porn — or the nonconsensual sharing of sexual images — has been around for nearly as long as the internet, the proliferation of …

AI Images Are Spreading, Law Enforcement Is Racing to Stop Them
1 month, 4 weeks ago

AI Images Are Spreading, Law Enforcement Is Racing to Stop Them

Associated Press  

A disturbing trend of child sexual abuse imagery created through artificial intelligence technology is gaining momentum across the United States. Law enforcement agencies are working aggressively to stop these offenders, with several cases involving AI-generated images leading to arrests and charges. The spread of child sexual abuse images generated through AI tools poses a significant threat to children, and lawmakers …

AI-generated child sexual abuse images are spreading. Law enforcement is racing to stop them
1 month, 4 weeks ago

AI-generated child sexual abuse images are spreading. Law enforcement is racing to stop them

The Independent  

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Judge blocks California law that targeted deepfake campaign ads
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge blocks California law that targeted deepfake campaign ads

LA Times  

Vice President Kamala Harris, shown at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, is one of the politicians targeted by AI-manipulated campaign material this year. With deepfake video and audio making their way into political campaigns, California enacted its toughest restrictions yet in September: a law prohibiting political ads within 120 days of an election that include deceptive, digitally generated or …

How California politics killed a nationally important AI bill
2 months, 3 weeks ago

How California politics killed a nationally important AI bill

Politico  

They found a willing partner in Newsom, a tech-friendly former San Francisco mayor whose Sunday veto cemented his willingness to thwart the Democrat-dominated Legislature and reject bills regulating one of California’s core industries. “He’s trying to push AI forward in California, and I think that bill would have put the brakes on it,” said Jim Wunderman, who leads a business …

California Gov. Gavin Newsom Vetoes Bill To Create First-In-Nation AI Safety Measures
2 months, 3 weeks ago

California Gov. Gavin Newsom Vetoes Bill To Create First-In-Nation AI Safety Measures

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Earlier this month, the Democratic governor told an audience at Dreamforce, an annual conference hosted by software giant Salesforce, that California must lead in regulating AI in the face of federal inaction but that the proposal “can have a chilling effect on the industry.” The proposal, which drew fierce opposition from startups, …

California governor signs bills to protect children from AI deepfake nudes
2 months, 3 weeks ago

California governor signs bills to protect children from AI deepfake nudes

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The new laws, which received …

California governor vetoes bill to create first-in-nation AI safety measures
2 months, 3 weeks ago

California governor vetoes bill to create first-in-nation AI safety measures

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The bill would have established …

Mark Hamill, Jane Fonda, J.J. Abrams urge Gov. Newsom to sign AI safety bill
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Mark Hamill, Jane Fonda, J.J. Abrams urge Gov. Newsom to sign AI safety bill

LA Times  

More than 125 Hollywood actors, directors, producers, music artists and entertainment industry leaders have added their names to a letter released Tuesday urging Gov. “Even though the billionaire opponents of SB 1047 dismiss these concerns as fantastical, many of the industry’s leading engineers, academics and policymakers warn otherwise.” Signatories of the letter include “Lost” co-creator J.J. Abrams, “Bridgerton” executive producer …

Opinion: California’s AI safety bill is under fire. Making it law is the best way to improve it
3 months ago

Opinion: California’s AI safety bill is under fire. Making it law is the best way to improve it

LA Times  

On Aug. 29, the California Legislature passed Senate Bill 1047 — the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act — and sent it to Gov. Acknowledging the possible harm that could come from advanced AI, SB 1047 requires technology developers to integrate safeguards as they develop and deploy what the bill calls “covered models.” The California attorney …

California lawmakers approve legislation to ban deepfakes, protect workers and regulate AI
3 months, 3 weeks ago

California lawmakers approve legislation to ban deepfakes, protect workers and regulate AI

The Independent  

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California is racing to combat deepfakes ahead of the election
3 months, 3 weeks ago

California is racing to combat deepfakes ahead of the election

LA Times  

Days after Vice President Kamala Harris launched her presidential bid, a video — created with the help of artificial intelligence — went viral. On Friday, California lawmakers gave final approval to a bill that would prohibit the distribution of deceptive campaign ads or “election communication” within 120 days of an election. The legislation updates a California law that bars people …

California advances landmark legislation to regulate large AI models
3 months, 3 weeks ago

California advances landmark legislation to regulate large AI models

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Efforts in California to establish first-in-the-nation safety measures for the largest artificial intelligence systems cleared an important vote Wednesday that could pave the way for U.S. regulations on the technology evolving at warp speed. The proposal, aiming to reduce potential risks created by AI, would require companies to test their models and publicly disclose their safety protocols …

AI regulation is coming. Fortune 500 companies are bracing for impact.
3 months, 3 weeks ago

AI regulation is coming. Fortune 500 companies are bracing for impact.

Live Mint  

The state of artificial intelligence regulation in the U.S., or the lack of it, is a pressing matter for Fortune 500 companies as they launch AI projects. For Motorola Solutions, complying with existing and new AI and data usage laws may be “onerous and expensive," and inconsistencies in regulation from jurisdiction to jurisdiction could increase costs and liability, the communications …

California's big bold bill to regulate AI sparks debate, Musk comes forward to support but Google & Meta differ
3 months, 3 weeks ago

California's big bold bill to regulate AI sparks debate, Musk comes forward to support but Google & Meta differ

Hindustan Times  

Silicon Valley's epicentre California, has made the first bold move to regulate and rein in artificial intelligence with a new AI safety bill, SB 1047. All about the AI safety bill, SB 1047 passed California Senate is scheduled for a vote in the State Assembly by the end of this week This groundbreaking legislation aims to ensure that big AI …

OpenAI Agrees With New AI Bill Which Needs Watermarking For Images And Content
3 months, 3 weeks ago

OpenAI Agrees With New AI Bill Which Needs Watermarking For Images And Content

News 18  

SAN FRANCISCO: ChatGPT developer OpenAI is supporting a California bill that would require tech companies to label AI-generated content, which can range from harmless memes to deepfakes aimed at spreading misinformation about political candidates. The bill, called AB 3211, has so far been overshadowed by attention on another California state artificial intelligence bill, SB 1047, which mandates that AI developers …

Elon Musk backs California Bill to regulate AI: A step towards safer technology
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk backs California Bill to regulate AI: A step towards safer technology

India TV News  

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX came out to support a new California bill which aims at creating guardrails around artificial intelligence in the region. The news surfaced on Tuesday The California “SB 1047 AI safety bill” aims to prevent large AI models from being used to cause “critical harm” against humanity. In a post on X social media …

Editorial: Why California should lead on AI regulation
4 months ago

Editorial: Why California should lead on AI regulation

LA Times  

President Biden and California Gov. The release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in late 2022 was like the shot of a starter pistol, setting off a race among big tech companies to develop more and more powerful generative AI systems. It was in that environment that state Sen. Scott Wiener began talking to industry experts about developing legislation that would become Senate …

This controversial California AI bill was amended to quell Silicon Valley fears. Here’s what changed
4 months, 1 week ago

This controversial California AI bill was amended to quell Silicon Valley fears. Here’s what changed

LA Times  

A bill by state Sen. Scott Wiener is causing an uproar in the tech industry. Some tech players support the bill, including the Center for AI Safety and Geoffrey Hinton, who is considered a “godfather of AI.” Others, though, worry that it could damage a booming California industry. “We are aligned with the way describes the bill and the goals …

Will California bill to regulate AI protect consumers or gut tech?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Will California bill to regulate AI protect consumers or gut tech?

LA Times  

California is a world leader in artificial intelligence — which means we’re expected to help figure out how to regulate it. California’s SB 1047 strikes a balance between protecting public safety from such harms and supporting innovation, focusing on common sense safety requirements for the few companies developing the most powerful AI systems. It includes whistleblower protections for employees who …

California advances unique safety regulations for AI companies despite tech firm opposition
5 months, 3 weeks ago

California advances unique safety regulations for AI companies despite tech firm opposition

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers voted to advance legislation Tuesday that would require artificial intelligence companies to test their systems and add safety measures to prevent them from being potentially manipulated to wipe out the state’s electric grid or help build chemical weapons — scenarios that experts say could be possible in the future as technology evolves at warp speed. …

California lawmakers are trying to regulate AI before it’s too late. Here’s how
6 months ago

California lawmakers are trying to regulate AI before it’s too late. Here’s how

LA Times  

The Apple Intelligence prompts a user to ask for permission to use ChatGPT. “If we just delay and don’t do anything for several years, then we may be waiting until it’s too late.” Wiener’s bill, SB1047, which is backed by the Center for AI Safety, calls for companies building large AI models to conduct safety testing and have the ability …

California advances measures targeting AI discrimination and deepfakes
6 months, 3 weeks ago

California advances measures targeting AI discrimination and deepfakes

LA Times  

An OpenAI logo is shown Wednesday in Los Angeles. The Democratic governor has promoted California as an early adopter as well as regulator, saying the state could soon deploy generative AI tools to address highway congestion, make roads safer and provide tax guidance, even as his administration considers new rules against AI discrimination in hiring practices. Here’s a closer look …

White House pushes tech industry to shut down market for sexually abusive AI deepfakes
7 months ago

White House pushes tech industry to shut down market for sexually abusive AI deepfakes

Associated Press  

President Joe Biden’s administration is pushing the tech industry and financial institutions to shut down a growing market of abusive sexual images made with artificial intelligence technology. “And so that’s an example of something that could be done much more rigorously.” Cloud service providers and mobile app stores could also “curb web services and mobile applications that are marketed for …

Attempts to regulate AI’s hidden hand in Americans’ lives flounder in US statehouses
7 months ago

Attempts to regulate AI’s hidden hand in Americans’ lives flounder in US statehouses

Associated Press  

DENVER — The first attempts to regulate artificial intelligence programs that play a hidden role in hiring, housing and medical decisions for millions of Americans are facing pressure from all sides and floundering in statehouses nationwide. Only one of seven bills aimed at preventing AI’s penchant to discriminate when making consequential decisions — including who gets hired, money for a …

First major attempts to regulate AI face headwinds from all sides
8 months ago

First major attempts to regulate AI face headwinds from all sides

Associated Press  

DENVER — Artificial intelligence is helping decide which Americans get the job interview, the apartment, even medical care, but the first major proposals to reign in bias in AI decision making are facing headwinds from every direction. “We’re here with a policy that’s not been done anywhere to the extent that we’ve done it, and it’s a glass ceiling we’re …

AI-generated child pornography is circulating. This California prosecutor wants to make it illegal.
8 months, 1 week ago

AI-generated child pornography is circulating. This California prosecutor wants to make it illegal.

LA Times  

After several reports of artificial intelligence-generated child pornography surfaced in California, Ventura County Dist. In December, Nasarenko received his first tip regarding a person who had artificially created photos depicting an underaged girl performing sex acts with an adult man. Last year, the U.S. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children said it had received 4,700 reports of AI-generated photos …

Consumers would be notified of AI-generated content under Pennsylvania bill
8 months, 1 week ago

Consumers would be notified of AI-generated content under Pennsylvania bill

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania consumers would be notified when content has been generated by artificial intelligence, and defendants couldn’t argue that child sexual abuse material created by artificial intelligence isn’t illegal, under a bill the House passed Wednesday. The bill’s prime sponsor, Rep. Chris Pielli, said it was designed to place guardrails around the use of artificial intelligence to protect …

States target AI’s hidden hand in Americans’ lives
9 months, 2 weeks ago

States target AI’s hidden hand in Americans’ lives

Associated Press  

DENVER — While artificial intelligence made headlines with ChatGPT, behind the scenes, the technology has quietly pervaded everyday life — screening job resumes, rental apartment applications, and even determining medical care in some cases. “AI does in fact affect every part of your life whether you know it or not,” said Suresh Venkatasubramanian, a Brown University professor who co-authored the …

Deepfake explicit imagery is creating risks for children and challenges for law enforcers
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Deepfake explicit imagery is creating risks for children and challenges for law enforcers

ABC  

In short: Cybercrime experts say children and teenagers are increasingly being targeted by predators generating deepfake images. "It's sometimes difficult to discern fact from fiction and therefore we can potentially waste resources looking at images that don't actually contain real child victims," AFP Commander Helen Schneider said. In a statement to the ABC, South Australia Police said it was "aware …

Wisconsin Assembly passes bills regulating AI use in elections and outlawing AI-produced child porn
10 months, 1 week ago

Wisconsin Assembly passes bills regulating AI use in elections and outlawing AI-produced child porn

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin lawmakers on Thursday passed bills to regulate artificial intelligence, joining a growing number of states grappling with how to control the technology as November’s elections loom. Voters need disclosures and disclaimers when AI is being used to help them determine the difference between fact and fiction, said the bill’s sponsor, Republican Rep. Adam Neylon. The Assembly …

What to know about how lawmakers are addressing deepfakes like the ones that victimized Taylor Swift
10 months, 3 weeks ago

What to know about how lawmakers are addressing deepfakes like the ones that victimized Taylor Swift

Hindustan Times  

Even before pornographic and violent deepfake images of Taylor Swift began widely circulating in the past few days, state lawmakers across the U.S. had been searching for ways to quash such nonconsensual images of both adults and children. He said OpenAI and other companies whose platforms can be used to generate seemingly realistic content should make efforts to prevent deepfakes …

What to know about how lawmakers are addressing deepfakes like the ones that victimized Taylor Swift
10 months, 3 weeks ago

What to know about how lawmakers are addressing deepfakes like the ones that victimized Taylor Swift

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He said OpenAI and other …

What to know about how lawmakers are addressing deepfakes like the ones that victimized Taylor Swift
10 months, 3 weeks ago

What to know about how lawmakers are addressing deepfakes like the ones that victimized Taylor Swift

Associated Press  

Even before pornographic and violent deepfake images of Taylor Swift began widely circulating in the past few days, state lawmakers across the U.S. had been searching for ways to quash such nonconsensual images of both adults and children. Another — which Lyu said is in development but not yet being used widely — is to embed codes in content people …

Outrage over deepfake porn images of Taylor Swift
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Outrage over deepfake porn images of Taylor Swift

Raw Story  

Fans of Taylor Swift and politicians, including the White House, expressed outrage on Friday at AI-generated fake porn images of the megastar that went viral on X and were still available on other platforms. Deepfake porn images of celebrities are not new but activists and regulators are worried that easy-to-use tools employing generative artificial intelligence will create an uncontrollable flood …

Deep-fake porn election fears: Watchdog warns female would-be MPs could be targeted with AI tech - as he says voter ID rules have raised questions about gerrymandering by ministers
11 months ago

Deep-fake porn election fears: Watchdog warns female would-be MPs could be targeted with AI tech - as he says voter ID rules have raised questions about gerrymandering by ministers

Daily Mail  

Female would-be MPs could be the victim of 'deep-fake' porn images created using AI at the next general election, the voting watchdog warned today. Electoral commission chairman John Pullinger said that there had been a rise in the use of tech to make convincing pornographic images and videos showing politicians in compromising positions. In 2022 the PSNI investigated after a …

The legal net to trap peddlers of deepfakes
1 year ago

The legal net to trap peddlers of deepfakes

Hindustan Times  

The most recent victim of sexually explicit Artificial Intelligence enabled deepfake videos being made viral is actor Alia Bhatt. Beware if you search to From harming reputations through fake imagery, including nudity or sexually explicit acts, spreading false information or fake news, manipulating elections or public opinion about elected representatives or political figures, to committing financial frauds, deepfakes or misuse …

Michigan to join state-level effort to regulate AI political ads as federal legislation is pending
1 year ago

Michigan to join state-level effort to regulate AI political ads as federal legislation is pending

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan is joining an effort to curb deceptive uses of artificial intelligence and manipulated media through state-level policies as Congress and the Federal Elections Commission continue to debate more sweeping regulations ahead of the 2024 elections. Ron DeSantis, used an AI voice cloning tool to imitate former President Donald Trump’s voice, making it seem like he narrated …

Govt may tell platforms to end deepfakes voluntarily
1 year, 1 month ago

Govt may tell platforms to end deepfakes voluntarily

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI : The government is likely to seek robust technology and AI-based solutions from social media platforms and significant intermediaries to proactively scan for, and flag, deepfake content on their platforms, two senior officials said seeking anonymity. Platforms will be discussing voluntary mechanisms to identify and block deepfake content that may be potentially harmful during high-level meetings with officials …

How are governments approaching AI regulation? | In Focus podcast
1 year, 1 month ago

How are governments approaching AI regulation? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

As we keep hearing everyday, artificial Intelligence is on the verge of fundamentally changing the way human beings live and work. There are also many fears about the dangers posed by AI – which range from mass disinformation and privacy risks, to extinction of the human race itself. Amid this debate over how to regulate AI so that we are …

To help 2024 voters, Meta says it will begin labeling political ads that use AI-generated imagery
1 year, 1 month ago

To help 2024 voters, Meta says it will begin labeling political ads that use AI-generated imagery

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Facebook and Instagram will require political ads running on their platforms to disclose if they were created using artificial intelligence, their parent company announced on Wednesday. Democratic U.S. Rep. Yvette Clarke of New York is the sponsor of legislation that would require candidates to label any ad created with AI that runs on any platform, as well as …

California lawmakers want to protect actors from being replaced by artificial intelligence
1 year, 3 months ago

California lawmakers want to protect actors from being replaced by artificial intelligence

LA Times  

As Hollywood actors and writers continue to strike for better pay and benefits, California lawmakers are hoping to protect workers from being replaced by their digital clones. The bill, which was introduced the day before the 2023 California legislative session wraps up on Thursday, is a sneak peek into how state lawmakers are hoping to protect workers from AI’s potential …

Artificial intelligence is gaining state lawmakers’ attention, and they have a lot of questions
1 year, 4 months ago

Artificial intelligence is gaining state lawmakers’ attention, and they have a lot of questions

Associated Press  

HARTFORD, Conn. — As state lawmakers rush to get a handle on fast-evolving artificial intelligence technology, they’re often focusing first on their own state governments before imposing restrictions on the private sector. Just gathering that data to figure out what’s out there, who’s doing what,” said Heather Morton, a legislative analysist at NCSL who tracks artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, privacy and …

Australia says tougher laws needed on artificial intelligence
1 year, 6 months ago

Australia says tougher laws needed on artificial intelligence

The Hindu  

Australia said on Thursday it planned to regulate artificial intelligence including a potential ban on deep fakes and realistic-looking but false content, amid concerns the technology could be misused. A report by Australia's National Science and Technology Council released on Thursday showed AI-generated content could be misused in parliamentary consultations by creating a flood of submissions to mislead public opinion. …

Stop AI deepfakes undermining elections by updating law, says watchdog
1 year, 7 months ago

Stop AI deepfakes undermining elections by updating law, says watchdog

The Telegraph  

British laws need to be modernised to guard against AI-generated ‘deepfakes’ subverting the democratic process, the elections watchdog has said. Louise Edwards, the Electoral Commission’s director of regulation and digital transformation, said current laws aimed at preventing political disinformation were “very old and really need to be updated”. Electoral law ‘fragmented’ and old Currently, under Section 106 of the Representation …

US officials seek to crack down on harmful AI products
1 year, 7 months ago

US officials seek to crack down on harmful AI products

Associated Press  

The U.S. government will “not hesitate to crack down” on harmful business practices involving artificial intelligence, the head of the Federal Trade Commission warned Tuesday in a message partly directed at the developers of widely-used AI tools such as ChatGPT. FTC Chair Lina Khan joined top officials from U.S. civil rights and consumer protection agencies to put businesses on notice …

The danger of deepfakes
1 year, 11 months ago

The danger of deepfakes

The Hindu  

Disinformation and hoaxes have evolved from mere annoyance to warfare that can create social discord, increase polarisation, and in some cases, even influence the election outcome. Artificial Intelligence -Generated Synthetic media or deepfakes have clear benefits in certain areas, such as accessibility, education, film production, criminal forensics, and artistic expression. Deepfakes can also cause short-term and long-term social harm and …

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