Deepfake due diligence 

Distinguishing between authentic and inauthentic content in videos, phone calls, and online content is more difficult today than ever before. Artificial intelligence (AI) makes creating deepfakes – a type of disinformation created using AI – fast and easy. And in this presidential election year, with Wisconsin as a key battleground state, voters are at risk of being targeted by deepfake communications that attempt to sway or misinform them.¹ That’s why Wisconsin lawmakers recently passed a bill that regulates the use of synthetic media in political communications.² 

Join assistant chief counsel for the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau Michael P. Gallagher at The Use of AI in Campaigns and Elections to learn how AI is finding its way to Wisconsin voters in 2024. Explore federal and state developments aimed at combating false or deceitful media being used in political campaigns. You’ll discuss:

• How federal campaign finance law may impact the use of AI communications 
• Disclaimer requirements under the Federal Election Campaign Act 
• Constitutional considerations for prohibitions on AI-generated campaign content
• A Federal Communications Commission declaratory ruling considering how the Telephone Consumer Protection Act applies to AI “robocalls”
• How 2023 Wisconsin AB 664 and 2023 Wisconsin SB 644 address AI and deepfakes in campaign materials

Deepfakes generated by AI can be particularly dangerous in a time when voters are being inundated by campaign ads, calls, texts, and social media posts. Discover what the federal and state governments are doing to keep them at bay at The Use of AI in Campaigns and Elections. 

¹ AI deepfakes are cheap, easy, and coming for the 2024 election

² Wis. Stat. §11.1303(2m)

Deepfake due diligence 

Distinguishing between authentic and inauthentic content in videos, phone calls, and online content is more difficult today than ever before. Artificial intelligence (AI) makes creating deepfakes – a type of disinformation created using AI – fast and easy. And in this presidential election year, with Wisconsin as a key battleground state, voters are at risk of being targeted by deepfake communications that attempt to sway or misinform them.¹ That’s why Wisconsin lawmakers recently passed a bill that regulates the use of synthetic media in political communications.² 

Join assistant chief counsel for the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau Michael P. Gallagher at The Use of AI in Campaigns and Elections to learn how AI is finding its way to Wisconsin voters in 2024. Explore federal and state developments aimed at combating false or deceitful media being used in political campaigns. You’ll discuss:

• How federal campaign finance law may impact the use of AI communications 
• Disclaimer requirements under the Federal Election Campaign Act 
• Constitutional considerations for prohibitions on AI-generated campaign content
• A Federal Communications Commission declaratory ruling considering how the Telephone Consumer Protection Act applies to AI “robocalls”
• How 2023 Wisconsin AB 664 and 2023 Wisconsin SB 644 address AI and deepfakes in campaign materials