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Scarlett Johansson condemns deepfake video of her, other Jewish celebrities condemning Ye website swastika T-shirt
Read more: Scarlett Johansson condemns deepfake video of her, other Jewish celebrities condemning Ye website swastika T-shirtScarlett Johansson is condemning the use of an AI deepfake video, which depicts her and other Jewish celebrities literally wearing a T shirt giving the middle finger to Kanye (now Ye), who recently called himself a Nazi after being reinstated by Elon Musk on X. Ye reportedly was selling T-shirts with swastikas on them on…
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Judge John Mendez grants Kohls’ motion for preliminary injunction to stop CA enforcement of deepfake law AB 2839
Read more: Judge John Mendez grants Kohls’ motion for preliminary injunction to stop CA enforcement of deepfake law AB 2839Federal district Judge John Mendez granted Christopher Kohl’s motion for preliminary injunction to stop California’s enforcement of the deepfake election law AB 2839. As we discussed earlier, this law attempts to regulate deceptive media in advertisements), an urgency measure expands the timeframe in which a committee or other entity is prohibited from knowingly distributing an advertisement or…
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Gov. Newsom signs into law 8 AI deepfake bills. But are they all constitutional?
Read more: Gov. Newsom signs into law 8 AI deepfake bills. But are they all constitutional?Governor Gavin Newsom was busy last week. He signed not one, not two, not three … but eight deepfake bills into law in California. Tech Crunch has an excellent summary of the new laws. Plus, there are 30 more AI bills for him to sign or veto, including the highly controversial safety bill SB 1047.…
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Gov. Newsom signs into law 5 deepfake bills: 3 on elections and 2 on digital replicas of performers
Read more: Gov. Newsom signs into law 5 deepfake bills: 3 on elections and 2 on digital replicas of performersGovernor Gavin Newsom was busy yesterday, signing not one, not two, not three … but five deepfake bills into law in California. We’ve extracted the relevant descriptions provided by Newsom’s press releases below. 2 Laws related to unauthorized uses of digital replicas for voice and likeness of a person AB 1836 (Use of likeness: digital replica)…
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Rep. Darrell Issa proposes Preventing Abuse of Digital Replicas Act (PADRA), as amendment to trademark law
Read more: Rep. Darrell Issa proposes Preventing Abuse of Digital Replicas Act (PADRA), as amendment to trademark lawRep. Darrell Issa just published a discussion draft of a bill that would amend the Lanham Act to include digital replicas within the scope of trademarks and to create a rebuttable presumption that the uanuthorized use of someone’s digital replica is likely to cause confusion. Although the details will need to be ironed out, I…
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Senate passes DEFIANCE Act to address nonconsensual sexually explicit deepfakes. Awaits House.
Read more: Senate passes DEFIANCE Act to address nonconsensual sexually explicit deepfakes. Awaits House.The momentum to address nonconsensual sexually explicit AI deepfakes is building. On August 12, 2024, the Senate unanimously passed the Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits Act of 2024,” or the ‘‘DEFIANCE Act of 2024.” It awaits consideration by the House. (Meanwhile, the City of San Francisco brought a complaint this week against websites…
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San Francisco sues popular AI sites to “undress,” “nudify” women & girls.
Read more: San Francisco sues popular AI sites to “undress,” “nudify” women & girls.San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu filed a lawsuit on behalf of the People of the State of California against various AI websites that enable users to “nudify” or “undress” women and children in images by using AI, without the consent of the persons depicted. According to the Complaint (PDF below), “The primary purpose of…
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Copyright Office recommends Federal Digital Replica Law, Part I of AI Report
Read more: Copyright Office recommends Federal Digital Replica Law, Part I of AI ReportThe Copyright Office just released Part I of its report on AI. In it, the Office recommends that Congress pass new protection against the knowing distribution of unauthorized digital replicas. “I am pleased to begin sharing the results of our comprehensive study of AI and copyright, with this first set of recommendations to Congress. It…
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Deepfake AI images of Taylor Swift in sexually explicit poses draws condemnation, calls for regulation
Read more: Deepfake AI images of Taylor Swift in sexually explicit poses draws condemnation, calls for regulationWhen “Taylor Swift AI” is trending on Twitter aka X, it can’t be good. This week, X exploded with deepfake images of Taylor Swift in borderline pornographic poses. The controversy has become a blight on AI generators. Lester Holt asked Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella about his company’s responsibility.
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George Carlin’s estate sues creators of purported AI generated video impersonating late comedian (PDF)
Read more: George Carlin’s estate sues creators of purported AI generated video impersonating late comedian (PDF)The complaints keep coming against allegedly AI generated works. This brings the total number of copyright-related lawsuits against AI companies to 17, 2 of which have been consolidated. This one involves the estate of George Carlin, the late comedian, brought against a group–Dudesy LLC, Will Sasso, Chad Kultgen–who created a video impersonating Carlin in a…