Schatz Statement On Tech Companies’ Pledge To Label Election-Related Deepfake Content

Statement

“With dozens of elections taking place this year around the world, including in the United States, this announcement is welcome news for safeguarding the integrity of elections and combatting rampant misinformation and manipulation. But AI is turbocharging fraud, scams, and other deceptive or outright illegal behavior at a scale that goes far beyond just elections. We urgently need legislation that regulates AI-generated content in a holistic way and mandates labeling on all such content, no matter the context. That’s why I’m continuing to work with my colleagues to pass the bipartisan AI Labeling Act. The bottom line is: people deserve to know whether the content they’re encountering online is real or not.”

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