NO FAKES Act: AI deepfakes protection or internet freedom threat?

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Critics fear the revised NO FAKES Act has morphed from targeted AI deepfakes protection into sweeping censorship powers. What began as a seemingly reasonable attempt to tackle AI-generated deepfakes has snowballed into something far more troubling, according to digital rights advocates.

The much-discussed Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe (NO FAKES) Act – originally aimed at preventing unauthorized digital replicas of people – now threatens to fundamentally alter how the internet functions.

The bill’s expansion has set alarm bells ringing throughout the tech community. It’s gone well beyond simply protecting celebrities from fake videos to potentially creating a sweeping censorship framework. Read more

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