California introduces legislation to stop political and porn deepfakes
Deepfake videos have the potential to do unprecedented amounts of harm so California has introduced two bills designed to limit them.
For those unaware, deepfakes use machine learning technology in order to make a person appear like they’re convincingly doing or saying things which they’re not.
There are two main concerns about deepfake videos:
Personal defamation – An individual is made to appear in a sexual and/or humiliating scene either for blackmail...