DEEPFAKES Accountability Act
The DEEPFAKES Accountability Act requires creators of AI-generated deepfakes to include clear disclosures identifying content as altered or AI-generated, with specific requirements for audio, visual, and audiovisual content. It mandates digital provenance technology to identify altered content and creates civil penalties of up to $150,000 per violation, with higher penalties for deepfakes involving sexual content or intended to interfere with elections. Online platforms must implement technical capabilities to detect and label deepfakes, and individuals depicted in deepfakes can sue for damages. The law also establishes a government task force to detect national security threats from deepfakes. The bill takes effect one year after enactment.
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Sep 2023
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Introduced Sep 20, 2023
Last action Sep 20, 2023
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Sep 20, 2023
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
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Sep 20, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.
lower
Sep 20, 2023
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Sep 20, 2023
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