The creator of a viral July post on X that used artificial intelligence to mock Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign is suing to block a California law regulating political AI and deepfakes. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) signed AB 2839 into law in an attempt to keep AI-aided political disinformation out of the election.

Yesterday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed two anti-deepfake bills into law that prohibit the distribution of deepfakes related to elections and require social media platforms to label and provide mechanisms to report them. The laws allow victims and politicians to now sue if companies don’t enforce the new regulation.

The state joins dozens of others in regulating the A.I. fakery in ways that could impact this year’s presidential race.

The California Governor signed a set of laws Tuesday to crack down on the use of AI-generated deepfakes in political ads.

California now has the nation’s most aggressive law in place on AI-generated content before the November election.

A video creator is suing the State of California for a new law labeling the use of "deepfake" artificial intelligence political ads that banned his parody of Vice President Kamala Harris

One of the three new laws that Governor Newsom signed allows courts to stop distribution of election-related deepfakes.

Governor Gavin Newsom signed five AI-related bills on Tuesday, placing new responsibilities on big online platforms like Facebook and X, and limiting how studios can exploit the l

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed three bills Tuesday to crack down on the use of artificial intelligence to create false images or videos in political ads ahead of the 2024 election.