Proposal would restrict deepfake images depicting sexual content

Rep. Matthew Bierlein R-Vassar
Rep. Matthew Bierlein R-Vassar

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Rwould further restrict the distribution of deepfakes, the controversial images created by artificial intelligence, or AI.

Deepfakes are AI-generated videos of a person’s face on someone else’s body, usually shown engaging in sexually explicit activity and posted with malicious intent.

“With the technology and how easy it is to get your hands on and manipulate, it i…