Texas constituent urges Congress to ban AI deepfake political attack ads
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Summary
A constituent from Dallas, Texas writes to Senators Cornyn, Cruz, and Representative Johnson urging immediate federal prohibition—not just disclosure requirements—on AI-generated deepfake political attack advertisements. The letter argues that fabricated video and audio depicting political opponents undermines democratic confidence in evidence and truth, and calls for a comprehensive ban on creation, distribution, publication, funding, or use of such deepfakes.
Key quotes
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Democracy cannot function if citizens lose confidence that the evidence before them is real.
I am writing to urge Congress to enact an immediate and comprehensive federal prohibition on the creation, distribution, publication, funding, or use of AI-generated deepfake political attack advertisements that depict political opponents in fabricated video or audio.
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