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Comment by Vern Buchanan
U.S. Representative (R-FL), Vice Chairman of House Ways and Means Committee
As artificial intelligence becomes more advanced, criminals are exploiting it to scam hardworking Americans. We are seeing a disturbing rise in AI-generated voice clones and deepfake videos that convincingly impersonate loved ones, business executives, government officials and trusted institutions to steal money. Congress must act to stay ahead of these threats by modernizing federal law to keep up with emerging technology. The AI Fraud Accountability Act makes clear that if you use AI to defraud Americans, you will be prosecuted.
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(2026)
2mo ago
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Quote attributed to U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) from his House press release introducing the AI Fraud Accountability Act with Rep. Darren Soto (March 2026). The buchanan.house.gov URL returns HTTP 403 to automated fetches, but a web search confirms the quote verbatim, including "We are seeing a disturbing rise in AI-generated voice clones and deepfake videos that convincingly impersonate loved ones, business executives, government officials and trusted institutions to steal money" and "The AI Fraud Accountability Act makes clear that if you use AI to defraud Americans, you will be prosecuted." Author attribution and year (2026) are correct. The vote "for" on statement "Ban AI impersonation of real individuals without their consent" aligns: the bill creates a new offense prohibiting highly realistic digital impersonation of a real (or imaginary) individual, and Buchanan strongly champions criminalizing such AI impersonation. Note: the bill is specifically scoped to impersonation "with intent to defraud," slightly narrower than all non-consensual impersonation, but Buchanan's support for banning AI impersonation of real individuals clearly justifies a "for" vote.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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· 9d ago
replying to Vern Buchanan