Advancing US regulatory leadership for AI in 2024
- Arizona state representative Alexander Kolodin used ChatGPT to help write part of a new law regulating deepfakes in elections.
- The law allows candidates and residents to ask a judge to determine the authenticity of supposed deepfakes, aiming to counter AI-generated misinformation.
- Kolodin, a Republican, utilized ChatGPT to define “digital impersonation” for the bill, highlighting the practical use of the technology.
- The bill passed unanimously in both legislative chambers and was signed by the Democratic governor.
- Kolodin shared a screenshot of ChatGPT’s response defining a deepfake, which was incorporated into the bill’s language.
- Kolodin admitted his lack of expertise in computer science, prompting him to seek help from ChatGPT for technical terminology.
