Elon Musk’s X is suing the state of California over a new law that would prevent the spread of AI-generated election disinformation. reports that X filed a lawsuit in federal court in Sacramento against AB 2655, also known as the Deepfake Deception Protection Act of 2024.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the bill into law on September 17, creating accountability standards for the use of fake political speech manipulated by artificial intelligence programs near the election. The legislation prohibits the distribution of “financially deceptive audio or visual media of a candidate within 60 days of the election in which the candidate will perform the ballet.”
X argues that the law will create more censorship of political speech. The First Amendment “includes tolerance for potential falsehood in the context of such criticism,” the complaint says.
Newsom signed AB 2655 into law as part of a larger package of bills addressing concerns about the use of artificial intelligence to create sexually suggestive fakes and other deceptive material. A federal judge ruled the next day Against the law and other bills since Newsom’s signing.
California has become one of the epicenters of controversy surrounding the use and application of artificial intelligence. Among other things, concerns about the use of artificial intelligence in film and television projects have arisen He will go on vacation in 2023. SAG eventually reached a settlement that included artificial intelligence protections for actors, prohibiting studios from using their likenesses without permission or proper compensation. The following year, the state of California passed AB 2602, which makes it illegal for studios, publishers, and video game studios to use someone’s likeness without permission.
