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A new bill introduced in the House of Representatives on Monday aims to ensure that American consumers know the difference between fantasy and reality online by cracking down on generative artificial intelligence technology.
Rep. Ritchie Torres, DN.Y., is leading efforts for the AI Disclosure Act of 2023, which would force AI-generated content to include the disclaimer: “Disclaimer: This output is generated by artificial intelligence.”
In a statement announcing the bill, Torres predicted that “regulatory framework for managing the existential risks of AI will be one of the central challenges facing Congress in the coming years and decades.”
He noted risks in going too far in controlling AI and not regulating it enough.
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UNITED STATES – MARCH 29: Rep. Ritchie Torres, DN.Y., attends the House Financial Services Committee hearing entitled The Federal Regulators’ Response to Recent Bank Failures, at Rayburn Building on Wednesday, March 29, 2023.
“The simplest place to start is disclosure. All generative AI — whether the content it generates is text or images, video or audio — should be required to disclose itself as AI,” Torres said. “Disclosure is by no means a magic bullet, but it is a sensible starting point for what is sure to be a long road to regulation.”
If his bill passes, the Federal Trade Commission would oversee the new rule.
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And there seems to be a hunger on both sides of the aisle for promoting transparency in AI content.
Rep. Nancy Mace, RS.C., one of the GOP’s leading voices on AI in the House, said Torres’s bill was not the “best solution” but agreed that Americans should be informed about the content they watch, especially as the 2024 presidential cycle heats up, is real or fake.
UNITED STATES – FEBRUARY 7: Rep. Nancy Mace, RS.C., is seen at the Capitol Visitor Center following a House Republican Conference meeting on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
“AI has the potential to revolutionize the way we live and can be a valuable tool in our national security arsenal. However, as we continue to witness the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence, it is critical that we prioritizing transparency and accountability,” Mace told Fox News Digital.”
“The American people deserve to know when they interact with AI-generated content, especially in politics where it is easy to produce content that can be used to mislead people,” she added.
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“While this particular bill may not be the best solution, we are empowering users to make informed decisions about the information they consume by requiring an AI content disclaimer.”
ChatGPT artificial intelligence chatbot app logo on a mobile screen. (iStock)
AI-generated content has already had a test run in the current election season. Former President Donald Trump shared an AI-created video parodying Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ 2024 announcement on Twitter Spaces.
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Instead of the thousands of listeners tuning in to hear DeSantis speak, Trump’s video featured DeSantis with guests Dick Cheney, Adolph Hitler, the FBI, George Soros, and others.
And last month, an AI-created image of the Pentagon going through an explosion went viral on the internet and even appeared to cause a brief dip in the stock market.
Elizabeth Elkind is a political reporter for Fox News Digital.
