Global Courant 2023-04-15 06:45:04
A California lawmaker has introduced legislation criminalizing the use of artificial intelligence to create pornography while using someone’s likeness without permission.
Assemblyman Tri Ta, a Republican representing Westminster, California, introduced legislation in February that aims to punish people with up to $1,000, or a year in prison, if they distribute “deepfake” porn that depicts a person without their consent.
“This bill would make it a crime for any person to knowingly, and without the consent of the person depicted, distribute, display to or exchange with others, or offer to distribute, display to or exchange with others audio or visual media that falsely depict a person engaging in sexual conduct that appears to a reasonable observer to be an authentic account of the conduct. By creating a new crime, this bill would impose the state’s mandatory local program,” according to a summary of the states’ legislative council.
Ta told the Orange County Register that the bill, if passed, will help individuals “protect their lives.” AI technology is growing at a rapid pace.
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State legislator Tri Ta, a Republican representing Westminster, California, introduced legislation in February that aims to punish people with up to $1,000 or a year in prison if they distribute “deepfake” porn that depicts a person without their consent. (TriTa/Facebook)
In the past few months alone, Ta said his office has received several complaints related to AI images of individuals being shared without consent.
“As with any new innovative technology, artificial intelligence has the potential to improve people’s lives,” Ta said. “However, AI can be used as a weapon to deal damage.”
According to the report, the bill will be brought forward at the General Assembly’s public safety committee next week.
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A California Republican legislator introduced legislation in February that aims to punish people with up to $1,000 or a year in prison if they distribute “deepfake” porn that depicts a person without their consent. (Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration, File)
Currently, according to the legislative summary, the existing law makes it a crime “to distribute intimate images of another person, as specified, which were intended to remain private, and which results in the serious emotional distress of the person depicted.” “
Ta said on Facebook that existing legislation needs to be updated to keep pace with technology.
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“We need to protect Californians and update our laws to keep pace with this rapidly emerging technology,” Ta said.
Adam Sabes is a writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to [email protected] and on Twitter @asabes10.
