The White House has also expressed concern over the spread of AI imagery, with the press secretary calling on social media companies to enforce their own rules to prevent the spread of misinformation and non-consensual intimate imagery. Republican Congressman Tom Keane of New Jersey has introduced a bill calling for all AI generated images to be labeled, and has joined with Morelle on the Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act, which would make non-consensual deepfakes a federal crime. Both bills are currently awaiting voting through committee.
Key takeaways:
- SAG-AFTRA has released a statement condemning recent AI scandals, including explicit AI deepfakes of Taylor Swift and a comedy special impersonating George Carlin, calling for legislation to protect individuals' voices and likenesses.
- Swift's deepfakes were circulated on X (formerly Twitter) and other internet platforms, while the Carlin special was marketed as AI-generated but was actually human-written and an elaborate joke.
- The White House has expressed concern over the spread of AI imagery and supports legislative action to address the issue. Republican Congressman Tom Keane and Democratic Congressman Joseph Morelle have introduced bills to label all AI-generated images and make non-consensual deepfakes a federal crime.
- Both bills are awaiting voting through committee and onto the full House and a Senate version being introduced, before they can be voted on by the full Congress and signed or vetoed by the President.