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 […]
Elon Musk’s X sues to block California election deepfakes law
Elon Musk’s social media app X has sued the state of California to block a new law that would require large online platforms to remove and label deceptive election content. The lawsuit, filed this week in federal court, targets a law aimed at combating harmful videos, images, and audio that are altered or created by […]
California is racing to combat deepfakes ahead of the election
Just days after Vice President Kamala Harris announced her candidacy for president, a video created with the help of artificial intelligence went viral. “Now that Joe Biden has finally shown his senility in the debates, I am the Democratic nominee for president,” a voice sounding like Harris said in a fake audio track used to […]
