Tag: AI

The Legal Gray Zone of Deepfake Political Speech

(Source) The Rise of Deepfakes in the 2024 Election Cycle The 2024 U.S. election cycle has been defined not only by fierce partisanship and record-breaking campaign spending, but also by the rise of a new, destabilizing force: artificial intelligence-generated deepfakes. Synthetic videos and audio of politicians have become a fixture in online discourse, often spreading…

24 Oct 2025

U.S. AI Policy and the DeepSeek Problem

(Source)   On January 20, 2025, the Chinese chatbot DeepSeek launched on the Apple and Android app stores, offering capabilities rivaling U.S. AI giants at a fraction of the development cost. Within a day, the S&P 500 slipped by over 1.2%, and Nvidia lost over $590 billion in market share. Within a week, downloads of…

18 Mar 2025

New York’s Digital Replicas Law: An Evaluation of New Protections for Performing Artists

The rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) poses an increasing threat to actors, singers, comedians, and other performers who make their living from their voice. Generative AI trains on large amounts of data and can quickly generate content, including voice imitations, based on the information it is fed. AI can produce “voice clones” regardless of…

11 Feb 2025