Elon Musk’s X sues to block California law that aims to combat election deepfakes
The lawsuit, filed in federal court this week, targets a law that aims to combat harmful videos, images and audio that have been altered or created with artificial intelligence, which are known as
Elon Musk’s X Sues to Block California’s Deepfake Deception Act
X, owned by Elon Musk, challenges California's AI deepfake law AB2655 in court, claiming it violates free speech rights by requiring social platforms to regulate AI-generated election content.
X is suing to block a California law aimed at curbing deceptive AI-generated election content on social media
“The law, which requires large online platforms to remove content deemed ‘materially deceptive,’ will lead to widespread censorship of political speech, according to the complaint filed late Thursday in Sacramento federal court.” Governor Gavin Newsom signed the act — and two related measures — into law in September. —LO
Elon Musk’s X sues California over law to restrict ‘deepfakes’
This system will inevitably result in the censorship of wide swaths of valuable political speech and commentary and will limit the type of ‘uninhibited, robust, and wide-open’ ‘debate on public issues’ that core First Amendment protections are designed to ensure,
Elon Musk's X sues California over AI law targeting deepfakes, deceptive election content
Elon Musk's social media platform X is suing California over a new state law targeting deceptive, AI-generated election content, claiming that it violates First Amendment free speech protections.
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Gov. Newsom vetoes AI safety bill
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed SB 1047, a landmark artificial intelligence (AI) safety bill meant to impose the first AI regulation in the United States, in late September. The bill drew ...
Will the Trump resistance go digital?
— GOP Rep. John Duarte continues to hold a narrow lead of about 2,000 votes over Democrat Adam Gray in his bid to hold a ...
As Lawyers and Lawmakers Tackle AI, the 1990s Loom Large
Sonsini, who cofounded Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC and advised Google and Netscape in the 1990s, said that in hindsight, what was now clearly a light-touch approach – or in some cases a ...
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California’s SB 1120 Regulates AI in Health Plan Utilization Review and Management Activities Starting in January
On September 28, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1120 Health Care Coverage: Utilization Review into law, amending § 1367.01 of ...
Former San José mayor wins California House seat, dealing blow to Newsom
Former San José Mayor Sam Liccardo is projected to win California’s 16th Congressional District against fellow Democrat Evan ...
What a Trump Presidency Could Mean for AI
Artificial intelligence, the buzziest technology on Wall Street, was hardly a blip on the market's radar last time Donald ...
Daily Digest: Big chipmaker to slash 1,000 jobs; Databricks eyes massive raise
Here's all that's fit to print — digitally that is — in local Bay Area business this Thursday morning in mid-November.
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Petition calls for Trump to give Elon Musk a formal title in the new administration
Though the bill passed the California legislature, it was vetoed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, who took issue with its design to ...