{"id":78214,"date":"2023-05-03T12:39:18","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T09:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=78214"},"modified":"2025-09-11T03:45:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T00:45:45","slug":"us-to-regulate-ai-in-political-advertising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/us-to-regulate-ai-in-political-advertising\/","title":{"rendered":"US to regulate AI in political advertising"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>American Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke introduced a bill requiring disclosure of AI-content usage in political advertising. The Washington Post reports.<\/p>\n<p>The document argues that reforms are needed because of the potential &#8216;use of generative AI that harms democracy&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>In her words, the immediate trigger for the bill was a video by the Republican National Committee (RNC). It used generated imagery to illustrate a dystopian vision of a potential second term for President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<figure class=\\\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\\\">\n<div class=\\\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\\\">\\n<iframe loading=\\\"lazy\\\" title=\\\"Beat Biden\\\" width=\\\"500\\\" height=\\\"281\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kLMMxgtxQ1Y?feature=oembed\\\" frameborder=\\\"0\\\" allow=\\\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\\\" referrerpolicy=\\\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\\\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>The 30-second clip appeared after Biden announced his intention to run for a second term. It depicts fake images of Chinese aggression toward Taiwan, as well as immigrants at the southern border of the United States.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>The video authors also included a warning that the clip &#8216;was entirely created using AI-generated images&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>According to Clarke, disclosure made the RNC advertisement &#8216;an exemplar of transparent deployment of artificial intelligence&#8217;. But she is confident not all content creators will follow suit.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>The bill would amend the Federal Campaign Finance Act. If enacted, the authors of political advertising would be obliged to disclose information about any use of AI in content creation.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>Clarke acknowledged that the technology has important applications.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\\\">\n<p>&#8216;But there must be certain rules of conduct so that the American people are not deceived and do not face danger,&#8217; Clarke added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>In May, American lawmakers introduced a <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/us-lawmakers-propose-bill-to-ban-ai-from-launching-nuclear-weapons\">banning AI from launching nuclear weapons<\/a> bill.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>In April, Biden was urged to <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/biden-urged-to-accelerate-ai-regulation\">speed up AI regulation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>In the same month, Senator Chuck Schumer <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/us-to-draft-comprehensive-ai-legislation\">presented a framework<\/a> for regulating the development, deployment and use of advanced machine-learning technologies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American Congresswoman Yvette D. 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