Yesterday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed two anti-deepfake bills into law that prohibit the distribution of deepfakes related to elections and require social media platforms to label and provide mechanisms to report them. The laws allow victims and politicians to now sue if companies don’t enforce the new regulation.

California Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Bills to Crack Down on Sexually Explicit Deepfakes & Require AI Watermarking

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Thursday signed multiple artificial intelligence (AI) bills aimed at preventing the misuse of sexually explicit deepfakes. Newsom’s signature on the three

The California Governor signed a set of laws Tuesday to crack down on the use of AI-generated deepfakes in political ads.

California now has some of the strictest laws on election deepfakes. The state could be among the first to test out the new regulations ahead of the 2024 election.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two bills on Tuesday that aim to protect actors and performers from having their names, images and likenesses copied by artificial intelligence without

Under current choice of law cases, these new laws are likely to apply only to plaintiffs domiciled in California (including at time of death for deceased personalities), regardless of where the offending act occurred.

California cities will soon face more state scrutiny - and new penalties - for pushing back on housing and homeless shelter construction, according to a package of laws signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.