WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 24, 2026:

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Durbin, Graham Announce First Artificial Intelligence Company Endorsement Of DEFIANCE Act

OpenAI officially endorsed the legislation today, which has passed the Senate and is up for consideration in the House and would combat nonconsensual, sexually-explicit deepfakes

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