California Governor Gavin Newsom is currently deliberating on 38 artificial intelligence-related bills, including the highly controversial AB-1014, which has been sent to his desk for final approval by the state’s legislature.
Paying attention to the most pressing issues in artificial intelligence, these payments tackle a wide range of concerns, including futuristic AI systems posing existential threats, AI-generated deepfakes, and Hollywood studios creating digital clones of deceased performers.
California, home to most major AI firms, is leveraging these groundbreaking technologies to address pressing global issues while probing their potential risks, according to a statement from Governor Newsom’s office.
Up to this point, California Governor Gavin Newsom has enacted eight such bills into law, including some of the nation’s most comprehensive and far-reaching AI regulatory measures to date.
Deepfake nudes
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed two legal guidelines on Thursday to address the creation and distribution of deepfake nude images. Criminalises the act, outlawing the use of AI-generated nude images that convincingly impersonate someone, thereby rendering the threat of distribution a criminal offense.
Newly passed legislation demands social media companies establish reporting mechanisms for users to flag AI-generated intimate content that resembles them, effective immediately. The offending content should be swiftly removed while the platform reviews it, with permanent elimination in place once verified.
Watermarks
Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law on Thursday aimed at helping the public distinguish AI-generated content, requiring widely used generative AI methods to disclose their artificial intelligence-generated status in their metadata and provenance information. Now, all images produced by OpenAI’s DALL-E model are accompanied by a small metadata label indicating their AI-generated origin.
Numerous AI companies have already implemented such measures, and an array of complimentary tools is readily available to aid in acquiring expertise about AI-provenance knowledge and detecting artificially generated content.
Election deepfakes
California’s Governor recently signed three legislative guidelines aimed at curtailing the impact of AI-generated deepfakes on elections.
California’s new legislation mandates that major online platforms, including Facebook and YouTube, remove or label AI-generated deepfakes related to elections, while establishing dedicated channels for reporting such content. Candidates and elected officials may seek injunctive relief if an online platform fails to comply with the act in question.
New legislation aims to tackle the spread of AI-generated deepfakes on social media platforms, targeting individuals who intentionally post or re-share these fake content pieces that could potentially deceive voters ahead of crucial elections? The legislation took effect immediately on Tuesday, with Governor Newsom announcing.
AI-generated political ads in California must now prominently display a disclaimer stating that they were created with artificial intelligence technology. Transparency in digital media will likely prevent Donald Trump from successfully disseminating manipulated AI-generated content featuring Taylor Swift supporting his political endeavors. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has taken steps to promote and has already implemented several initiatives to enhance the nation’s infrastructure.
Actors and AI
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed two legal guidelines on Tuesday, yielding to pressure from SAG-AFTRA, the country’s leading entertainment industry labor organization, which had been advocating for such measures. The new regulations introduce fresh demands for California’s media sector. Requires studios to obtain permission before creating an AI-generated duplicate of an artist’s voice or likeness.
Meanwhile, a clause prohibits film studios from producing digital likenesses of deceased actors without obtaining prior consent from the relevant estate or heirs. This stipulation has already been implemented in recent “Alien” and “Star Wars” films, as well as other movie productions that have required legally cleared replicas of iconic stars.
What’s left?
By September’s end, Governor Newsom must settle 30 outstanding AI-related payments. California Governor Gavin Newsom expressed his fascination with regulating the AI industry more broadly during a chat with Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff at the 2024 Dreamforce convention on Tuesday.
Governor Gavin Newsom remarked on stage Tuesday: “One bill in particular stands out for its disproportionate impact on public discussion, and that’s Senate Bill 1047.” What are the concrete risks posed by AI and what are the potential threats that have yet to materialize? I’m overwhelmed by everything. What can we resolve for? Throughout our comprehensive approach across the entire spectrum, that’s the strategy we’re employing consistently.
California’s Governor Signs into Law AI Legal Guidelines, Leaving Some Unaddressed
