Former News Channel 5 Meteorologist Bree Smith backs Tennessee bill to criminalize deepfakes • Tennessee Lookout
Former Newschannel 5 meteorologist Brie Smith said the con man’s social media accounts, who claimed she began seeking personal information and money from fans last fall, have been “devastated.” “These accounts used fake photos of me showing my face on someone else’s semi-nude body, and also made fake videos using my face and my name […]
Tennessee bill to criminalize ‘harboring or hiding” immigrants without legal status advances • Tennessee Lookout
The bill that criminalized embracing or hiding an individual without legal immigration status cleared the Tennessee House Subcommittee on Wednesday, criticizing the enemy as a dangerous precedent that could criminalize families of mixed immigrant families, criticizing nonprofits and faith-based organizations for being able to engage in charity. bill(HB322/SB392) Rep. Chris Todd of Madison County and […]
Alabama lawmakers move to criminalize artificial intelligence ‘deepfake’ pornography
On Monday, state Sen. April Weaver announced a bill that would add material produced through artificial intelligence or “deepfake” technology to Alabama's existing statute banning child pornography. The law was inspired by a recent incident in Demopolis, where an ordinary photo of a middle school girl was uploaded to an artificial intelligence website by a […]
The Supreme Court could help California criminalize homelessness
Is homelessness a crime? The answer should clearly be no. Unfortunately, the Supreme Court agreed Friday to reconsider the case that raised that question. Conservative justices have good reason to fear that the government will allow the government to criminalize sleeping in public even when people have nowhere else to go. The case, Johnson v. […]