📢 Deceiving voters is anti-American

"It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting." - Tom Stoppard.

There is a troubling rise in deep fake videos and audio used to mislead American voters.

AI-generated “deepfake” voice clips and videos can be used to impersonate a candidate or political party, misleading voters and dishonestly skewing their views of the person or group impersonated. Examples of these dangerous fakes include a fake video of Biden and a fake video of Trump. 

Before the truth comes to light, misinformation may have spread widely, contributing to the uncertainty of voters.

As champions for progress, we are advocating for restrictions on audio and video deepfake technology created without the expressed written consent of the individual or entity being represented for a political purpose. Campaign ads could still use parody or make statements critical of other candidates or political parties through text or images.

Additionally, we are advocating that Congress pass a bill similar to the Illinois Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act. It mandates clear disclosures for any AI-generated political content, which is essential for voters to make informed decisions and know which messages are genuine and which are the product of artificial intelligence.

Here are three People Power United actions we can take to protect our elections:

1. Tell Congress to combat dangerous political deepfakes

2. Pass the Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act

3. Tell the Federal Election Commission: Misleading voters is anti-American

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