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Experts warn AI-generated deepfakes are outpacing laws meant to control them
Experts say deepfakes are spreading faster than state laws, and only one person has been charged under New Hampshire’s new statute.
- A deepfake robocall sounding like President Joe Biden reached voters in the Granite State just hours before the 2024 presidential primary, remaining one of the most widely discussed deepfake incidents in New Hampshire.
- Digital forensics researcher Hany Farid warns that artificial intelligence is weaponizing misinformation and evolving faster than laws meant to control it. "This technology is being weaponized and we have got to start to get a handle on it," Farid said.
- New Hampshire enacted a criminal defamation statute one year ago making AI deepfakes illegal and subject to criminal prosecution if used for reputational harm, according to attorney Brian Bouchard at Sheehan Phinney.
- Authorities have charged only one individual under the new law: a Gilford man who allegedly created a deepfake video by altering what a Laconia police officer said in a body camera recording.
- Farid advises citizens to stick to trusted sources and verify information, emphasizing that "we're going to have to start thinking about how to put some guardrails on this technology before it ends up taking us somewhere we don't want to.
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