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      A woman watches a deepfake of Trump and Obama

      'Deepfakes Pose a Significant Threat to Democracy as We Know It,' FEC Told

      "An unregulated and undisclosed Wild West of AI-generated campaign ads will further erode the public's confidence in the integrity of the electoral process," warned one expert at Public Citizen.

      Jessica Corbett
      Oct 11, 2023

      The watchdog group Public Citizen on Wednesday urged the Federal Election Commission to formally affirm that so-called "deepfakes" in U.S. political campaign communications are illegal under an existing law against fraudulent misrepresentation.

      Public Citizen's new submission to the FEC comes after the agency in August announced it would advance the group's petition for rulemaking on the matter and as the related 60-day public comment period is set to end next Monday.

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      The U.S. Federal Election Commission on June 22, 2023 declined to consider a Public Citizen petition asking the agency to ban or regulate political deepfakes.

      'Just a First Step': FEC Advances Petition Calling for Ban on Deepfakes in Political Campaigns

      "The need to regulate deepfakes and other deceptive uses of AI in election ads becomes more urgent with each passing day," said Lisa Gilbert of Public Citizen.

      Julia Conley
      Aug 10, 2023

      Government watchdog Public Citizen on Thursday urged U.S. voters to help "ramp up pressure" on the Federal Elections Commission and pressure the panel to open an official rulemaking process regarding the use of deepfakes—false video content generated by artificial intelligence—in 2023 election campaign ads, after the FEC announced it would advance the group's related petition.

      After two separate requests by Public Citizen in recent months, the FEC unanimously voted to open a 60-day public comment period on the petition, which calls for rulemaking to clarify the meaning of "fraudulent representation" in federal law, making clear that campaigns that use "deliberately deceptive AI-produced content" will be penalized.

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      The U.S. Federal Election Commission on June 22, 2023 declined to consider a Public Citizen petition asking the agency to ban or regulate political deepfakes.

      'Shocking Failure': Watchdog Slams FEC's Refusal to Ban or Regulate Political Deepfakes

      It is now "even more imperative that Congress and states act immediately to outlaw deceptive deepfakes in elections," said the president of Public Citizen.

      Kenny Stancil
      Jun 22, 2023

      Public Citizen president Robert Weissman on Thursday condemned the U.S. Federal Election Commission for declining to consider his advocacy group's petition asking the government agency to ban or limit intentionally misleading campaign ads generated via artificial intelligence.

      "The Federal Election Commission just shamefully refused to use its existing authority—or even accept comments on a proposal to use its existing authority—to address the oncoming stampede of deceptive deepfakes that threaten to trample our democracy," Weissman said in a statement.

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