Celebrity AI deepfakes are flooding the internet. Hollywood is pushing Congress to fight back

ATLANTA CNN — Steve Harvey is best known for awarding money to “Family Feud” contestants or dishing out advice on his radio show. In 2025, Harvey says scams using his likeness are at “an all-time high.” “I prided myself on my brand being one of authenticity, and people know that, and so they take the fact that I’m known and trusted as an authentic person, pretty sincere,” Harvey told CNN in an interview at Tyler Perry Studios between filming episodes of “Family Feud.” “My concern now is the people that it affects. “There is a 1,000-foot wave coming regarding AI that several progressive countries, not including the United States, have responded to in a responsible manner,” Johansson said in a February statement to CNN after an AI-generated video depicting a phony version of her responding to Kanye West’s antisemitic remarks went viral. “We’re not going to sell them off to try to get the platforms on board.” But critics of the bill, which include public advocacy organizations like Public Knowledge, Center for Democracy and Technology, American Library Association and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, worry the bill as written introduces too much regulation. Neely said the company’s technology uses a type of “fingerprinting” to distinguish authentic content and from AI-generated material.