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King Joins Bipartisan AI Legislation to Protect Online Users from Sexually-Explicit "Deep Fake" Images
May 21, 2024
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release:

Senator Angus King (I-ME) has joined bipartisan legislation to protect Americans from sexually-explicit "deepfake" forgeries of their image or likeness. The bipartisan Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits Act of 2024 (DEFIANCE Act) would allow victims to sue perpetrators for up to $150,000. This focuses on fake visual depictions created through the use of software, . . .

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