Robert Weissman

AI deepfakes’ ability to spread disinformation poses an existential threat to our democracy [...] The FCC is demonstrating how government enforcers must act Unverified source (2024)

The deepfake has an ability to fool the voter into believing that they are themselves seeing a person say or do something they didn’t say. Unverified source (2023)

Preemption would effectively mean no U.S. regulation of AI at all, with the narrow exception of rules to deal with nonconsensual intimate deepfakes, because there are no national rules in place. [...] To be clear, states aren't keeping up with the ri... more Unverified source (2026)

it’s vital that Congress move legislation to get rules in place to protect voters and candidates against deceptive and fraudulent deepfakes. Unverified source (2024)

Political deepfakes are a profound threat to our democracy, because there is no realistic way for voters to understand they are seeing fake representations rather than real video. [...] [The deepfake] is a disgrace and the NRSC should put it down imm... more Unverified source (2026)