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1 hour ago - Technology


SCOOP: N.Y. GOVERNOR WANTS TO CRIMINALIZE DECEPTIVE AI

 * Ryan Heath
   , author of
   Axios AI+

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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. Photo: John Lamparski/Getty Images

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is proposing legislation that would criminalize some
deceptive and abusive uses of AI and require disclosure of AI in election
campaign materials, her office tells Axios.

Why it matters: New York is the country's second biggest AI center after
California, and the proposals add to 65 draft AI bills already under
consideration in the state.

 * Both California and New York are using legislation and executive action to
   provide economic incentives for AI research while instituting new regulations
   to limit AI's harms.

Details: Hochul's proposed laws include establishing the crime of "unlawful
dissemination or publication of a fabricated photographic, videographic, or
audio record."

 * Making unauthorized uses of a person's voice "in connection with advertising
   or trade" a misdemeanor offense. Such offenses are punishable by up to one
   year jail sentence.
 * Expanding New York's penal law to include unauthorized uses of artificial
   intelligence in coercion, criminal impersonation and identity theft.
 * Amending existing intimate images and revenge porn statutes to include
   "digital images" — ranging from realistic Photoshop-produced work to advanced
   AI-generated content. 
 * Codifying the right to sue over digitally manipulated false images.
 * Requiring disclosures of AI use in all forms of political communication
   "including video recording, motion picture, film, audio recording, electronic
   image, photograph, text, or any technological representation of speech or
   conduct" within 60 days of an election.

Context: The new legislation follows the January launch of Hochul's Empire AI
plan to fund "AI for good" projects and bring together seven research
institutions — including the state's Ivy League universities, Columbia and
Cornell — to boost local AI research.



Zoom out: Hochul's move is part of a wave of state-based AI legislation — now
arriving at a rate of 50 bills per week — and often proposing criminal penalties
for AI misuse.

What they're saying: "I'm proposing nation-leading protections," Hochul said, to
allow law enforcement to "go after bad actors."

What's next: Hochul's proposals are part of her executive budget proposal,
meaning we'll know which parts are approved by New York's legislature by the end
of March.

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 * Ryan Heath
   , author of
   Axios AI+

Feb 14, 2024 - Technology


EXCLUSIVE: STATES ARE INTRODUCING 50 AI-RELATED BILLS PER WEEK

Exclusive: States are introducing 50 AI-related bills per week

Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios

Nearly all of the state legislatures currently in session are considering
AI-related bills and nearly half of those bills address deepfakes, according to
an analysis by software industry group BSA, shared exclusively with Axios.

Why it matters: Rapid AI innovation and a federal regulatory vacuum have given
state legislatures the impetus to generate a six-fold increase in AI draft
legislation compared to a year ago.

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 * Megan Morrone

9 hours ago - Technology


"OPEN" SOFTWARE NEEDS AN AI RETHINK

"Open" software needs an AI rethink

Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios

While nearly everyone in the AI world claims to be "open" in some way, the
software industry's current method of making open products doesn't fit the way
AI is actually built.

Why it matters: Open approaches could speed up innovation, as advocates believe,
or magnify some risks, as critics fear — but the people and companies creating
today's most advanced AI models don't even agree on what "open" AI means.

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 * April Rubin

Updated Feb 3, 2024 - Technology


TAYLOR SWIFT FAKE NUDES SHOW THIS HARASSMENT COULD HAPPEN TO ANYONE

Taylor Swift fake nudes show this harassment could happen to anyone

Illustration: Natalie Peeples/Axios

AI has made it easy to generate realistic-looking fake porn, and the targets of
malicious deepfakes are finding they have little recourse.

Why it matters: When everyone with a computer can create a convincing and
harmful image, anyone from high school teens to the world's biggest pop star
could fall victim to these potentially damaging deepfakes.

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