New Hampshire lawmakers introduced a bill Thursday that would require political ads that use deceptive artificial intelligence (AI) to disclose the use of that technology, adding to the momentum for states to add AI regulations to protect elections. It’s increasing.
The bill passed without debate in the state House of Representatives and will now be sent to the state Senate.
The bill was advanced after voters in New Hampshire received robocalls in January that included an AI-generated voice representing President Biden, ahead of the state’s primary election. NBC News reported in February that Steve Cramer, a veteran Democratic operative, admitted to being behind the fake robocalls and said they were intended to draw attention to the dangers of AI in politics.
The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office said the call violated the state’s voter suppression law.
The new bill would require disclosure within 90 days after an election if deceptive AI is used in a political ad, and the disclosure would require disclosure if the image, video or audio in the ad was “manipulated or generated” by the AI; It will be used to explain what is being “depicted.” No act was committed. ”
The bill includes an exemption for satire and parody.
The new measures are part of a growing trend of states introducing legislation aimed at adding AI regulations to election-related content. An analysis released earlier this week by Voting Rights Lab tracked more than 100 bills in 39 state legislatures that contained provisions regulating the potential for AI to generate election disinformation.
A digitally altered robocall depicting Mr. Biden in New Hampshire has reignited calls from advocates for the federal government to add guardrails to prevent AI from spreading disinformation about the election.
Under pressure from the advocacy group Public Citizen, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) unanimously voted in August to clarify that the rule also applies to deceptive AI in election campaigns. Voted to begin a public comment period to update rules regarding fraudulent misrepresentation of candidates.
The FEC has not announced any further action on this rule.
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