Bipartisan bill moves to crack down on AI fraud, deepfakes of federal officials

A bipartisan bill titled “The AI Fraud Deterrence Act” has been proposed by two lawmakers, and it aims to address the growing misuse of artificial intelligence in scams, particularly those involving deepfakes that target federal officials. This legislation will focus on modernizing the existing U.S. fraud laws so that they account for the role artificial intelligence technology has played in recent high-profile incidents where AI-generated audio or video tricked officials or the public. More about the bipartisan bill The bill, proposed by Representatives Ted Lieu, D-Calif., and Neal Dunn, R-Fla., two lawmakers who have had enough of the ease and audacity with which criminals now use AI in their deceptive practices, seeks to expand penalties for AI scams and criminalize impersonating federal officials using AI. “As AI technology advances at a rapid pace, our laws must keep up,” Dunn said in a statement announcing the bill. “The AI Fraud Deterrence...

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