SB8 - Criminal Law - Identity Fraud - Artificial Intelligence and Deepfake Representations
This bill would prohibit the use of artificial intelligence or deepfake technology to impersonate or falsely represent another person for harmful purposes, or to create false records using AI or deepfakes. It aims to prevent fraud and disinformation by criminalizing the intentional misuse of synthetic media for identity fraud or other harmful actions.
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