FTC rule changes to combat deepfakes and companies pledge to secure elections.
Federal Regulation
The FTC announced its intention to modify impersonation rules to combat deepfakes. The rule seeks to
“make it unlawful for a GenAI platform to provide goods or services that they know or have reason to know are being used to harm consumers through impersonation.” And, a new bipartisan AI working group in the U.S. House of Representatives will coordinate with the Senate on AI policy.
U.S. State Regulation
N.Y. governor wants to criminalize deceptive AI. And, an interesting opinion piece from Vox: Can California show the way forward on AI safety?
European Union
Concerned about competition, E.U. antitrust chief aims to scrutinize AI-related M&A deals. ICYMI this is part of a larger regulatory trend in the E.U. - last month, the E.U. announced investigations into large company investments in AI startups.
As US-China tensions rise, Japan is investing $67B in semiconductors to insulate the Japanese economy. And Hong Kong is reviewing copyright law to include creators who use AI.
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