Senate pursues action against AI deepfakes in election campaigns

Politicians, like us all, often engage in hyperbole to make a point.

But don’t doubt the alliterative precision of Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) when he warns about “a deluge of deception, disinformation and deepfakes … about to descend on the American public.”

“There is a clear and present danger to our democracy,” he added for emphasis during the Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on election deepfakes that he chaired last week.