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That push by the states continued this week when South Carolina lawmakers introduced legislation that would ban the distribution of deepfakes of candidates within 90 days of an election, joining Washington, Minnesota, and Michigan which passed similar election-targeted bills last year.

And while these laws would punish anyone who circulates a deepfake meant to influence an election with a fine and possible jail time, it would come only after such videos are already widely shared — and potentially believed by millions of people.

Facebook and Instagram-parent Meta previously said it will require political advertisers on its platforms to disclose if they used AI, but this doesn’t apply to posts shared by everyday users.

FBI and CSA officials spoke on the topic of AI deepfakes and election integrity this week at a CNBC event, describing how their approach is to stop the bad actors, not the content.

Makanju is a seasoned national security and policy advisor who worked in both the Obama and Biden administrations before jumping into the tech industry with roles at Elon Musk’s Starlink, Facebook, and then OpenAI.

The story is an interesting look at how she strategically positioned Altman, transforming him from “a start-up darling into the AI industry’s ambassador” and sending him out for well-publicized meetings with global leaders that had all the makings of official state visits.

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