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[šŗšø Congress, Mar 2025] Prohibiting deceptive AI-generated media of federal election candidates
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Debra PerlinVice President for Policy at Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW).votes For and says:
The advancement of AI technology has created new challenges and threats to our democracy. As this technology continues to evolve, we must counter these threats and regulate the improper use of AI in our elections.
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Abigail BellowsSenior Policy Director for Anti-Corruption & Accountability at Common Cause.votes For and says:
Deceptive AI content online can manipulate voters, which is why we need this commonsense bill to ban AI ads that misrepresent candidates.
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Ro KhannaU.S. Representative for California's 17th congressional districtvotes For and says:
AI will transform our lives and our society in many ways, but it canāt be used to mislead voters or undermine our democracy. Iām proud to lead the AI Ads Act with Senator Schiff to ban AI-generated content that deceives the public about candidates or...
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Adam SchiffU.S. Senator from California; former House Intelligence Committee chairvotes For and says:
AI-generated fraudulent advertising which uses the likeness or voices of candidates to misrepresent their positions, campaigns, or causes, or otherwise misrepresents a candidateās point of view is not only wrong ā it poses a serious threat to our dem...
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European CommissionEU's executive bodyvotes For and says:
Transparency obligations will help people recognise when they are interacting with AI or when content has been generated or altered by AI, reducing the risk of deception and manipulation.
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GoogleSearch and advertising companyvotes For and says:
Advertisers must now use provided tools to label AI-generated content, ensuring you stay informed about the ads you see. And in 2023, we introduced a requirement to disclose synthetic or digitally altered content in election ads.
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Government of FranceNational government of France, represented at the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance.votes For and says:
The issue is also high stakes with regard to the integrity of electoral processes threatened by disinformation, disinformation practices that often make use of AI.
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J.B. BranchAI Governance and Technology Policy Counsel at Public Citizen.votes For and says:
AI-generated deception is becoming a routine part of everyday life. Deepfakes and synthetic media increasingly appear in our social media, political discourse, and even messages shared by trusted friends and family. Americans shouldn't have to play d...
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Mary RasenbergerAuthors Guild CEOvotes For and says:
Readers deserve to know whether what they're reading was written by a human author or generated by a machine. As generative AI floods the market with synthetic books and articles, clear and conspicuous labeling is essential to protecting both the int...
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Tim FriedlanderPresident and Co-Founder of the National Association of Voice Actors (NAVA).votes For and says:
Audiences deserve to know what is real, ensuring consumers can make informed decisions about the content they engage with. Voice actors are already seeing their voices cloned, synthesized, and deployed without any clear disclosure. For audiences and ...
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John CurtisU.S. Senator from Utah; former U.S. Representative; member of the Senate Commerce Committeevotes For and says:
As AI-generated content becomes more refined and realistic, people deserve to know whether what theyāre seeing is created by a human or generated by artificial intelligence. Our bipartisan AI Labeling Act establishes clear, commonsense transparency s...
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Brian SchatzU.S. Senator (DāHawaii)votes For and says:
People deserve to know whether the videos, photos, and content they see and read online are real or not. Our bill is simple ā if any digital content is made by AI, it should be labeled so that people are aware and arenāt fooled or scammed.
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European ParliamentEU legislative bodyvotes For and says:
MEPs propose measures against malicious deepfakes and fraudulent ads.
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Steven MacKinnonCanadian Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons.votes For and says:
Canada's democracy is among the strongest and most stable in the world, with world class electoral practices and robust prohibitions to protect election integrity. By protecting against unlawful attempts to influence voting, reducing long ballot camp...
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Kassio Nunes MarquesPresident of Brazilās Superior Electoral Court (TSE) and justice of the Supreme Federal Court.votes For and says:
O uso da IA não deve ser tolerado para engano deliberado da eleitora ou do eleitor e para ataques ao sistema eleitoral.
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Dan VicuƱaSenior Policy Director for Voting and Fair Representation at Common Cause.votes For and says:
The FAIR Elections Act helps ensure our election laws keep pace with the realities of the digital age. Bad actors are increasingly using new technologies like AI to mislead voters while flawed data systems put eligible Americans at risk of being wron...
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Jeff MerkleyU.S. Senator from Oregonvotes For and says:
The ballot box is the beating heart of democracy, and we must use every tool at our disposal to protect it. In the face of bad actors abusing AI to spread disinformation about voting to further dangerous voter suppression efforts, the FAIR Elections ...
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Alex PadillaU.S. Senator for California and Ranking Member of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee.votes For and says:
The strength of our democracy relies on our elections being safe, secure, and accessible. As the use of AI spreads rapidly, we must ensure there are guardrails in place to prevent it from becoming a tool to suppress votes, spread disinformation, or p...
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Alan WilsonAttorney General of South Carolina.votes For and says:
I donāt think artificial intelligence should be used to defame people⦠it just gets into a very gray area where you start to become so misleading that people canāt tell whatās real and whatās not.
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MetaSocial media and AI companyvotes For and says:
Advertisers are required to disclose when they use AI to create or alter ads about social issues, elections, or politics in certain cases. When an advertiser discloses this to us, we will add information on the ad and in our Ad Library.
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Sean MullinSenior Fellow at the University of Torontoās Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, focused on AI competitiveness and sovereignty.votes For and says:
When you get into particular instances of propaganda like deepfakes, thatās where youād want to ask what the law is in Canada. That should apply to Canadians, citizens and anybody in the sense that we should have a way of avoiding the misuse of that ...
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Lisa BoscolaPennsylvania state senator representing the 18th District.votes For and says:
My legislation will prohibit AI-generated or AI-altered video, audio, or images depicting a candidate for public office during the 90 days before an election, where the publisher intends to harm the candidateās reputation or to deceive voters about t...
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Luiz InĆ”cio Lula da SilvaPresident of Brazil (2023āpresent); previously served 2003ā2010votes For and says:
āI was at the inauguration of the president of the Superior Electoral Court [Minister Nunes Marques] and he said: āIām going to ban artificial intelligence two days before the elections.ā And I thought it was wonderful,ā Lula said.
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Ilana BellerDemocracy Campaign Organizer at Public Citizen; leads state-level legislative work on AI regulation including political deepfake disclosure lawsvotes For and says:
State lawmakers continue to lead the charge in protecting constituents from the threat of generative AI deceiving voters and undermining elections. As the 2026 midterm elections approach, and AI continues to evolve in its ability to create increasing...
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Tony EversGovernor of Wisconsin; advocates preserving state authority to protect communities from AI harms.votes For and says:
In March 2024, I enacted 2023 Wisconsin Act 123, which requires political candidates and political entities to plainly state when their advertisements are generated using AI to help ensure AI-generated content is not used by bad actors in political a...
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Cynthia RudinDuke professor, interpretable ML advocatevotes For and says:
Generative AI can be used to create highly realistic content that is difficult or impossible to distinguish from authentic material, including deepfakes. We are not interested in being deceived, and we are not interested in our children being deceive...
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Ashley IrwinPresident of the Society of Composers and Lyricists.votes For and says:
The Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) thanks Congresswoman Foushee for reintroducing the Protecting Consumers from Deceptive AI Act. Composers and lyricists are already seeing their styles, and compositions replicated by generative AI systems wi...
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Nils SmithVice President of IEEE-USA.votes For and says:
IEEE-USA welcomes this legislation which thoughtfully addresses the need to protect consumers from the possible negative aspects of generative AI, including how a combination of technical standards and requirements can inform how companies may disclo...
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Adam BillenCo-Executive Director of Encode AI.votes For and says:
We appreciate Rep. Fousheeās thoughtful bill to address the concerning and pervasive problem of AI deepfakes. The Protecting Consumers from Deceptive AI Act would require clear labeling of AI-generated content so people can tell whatās real and what ...
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Vered HoreshChief AI Strategy Officer at Bria.votes For and says:
Bria supports efforts to establish clear labeling standards and real accountability for generative AI outputs. The Protecting Consumers from Deceptive AI Act addresses a basic but increasingly urgent need: businesses and consumers should be able to k...
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