Representative Adriano Espaillat Introduces Legislation Regulating the Influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on U.S. Elections

WASHINGTON, DC – In response to the increasing use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) introduced the Candidate Voice Fraud Prohibition Act, new legislation aimed at regulating the use of AI to prohibit false political communications.

“The prevalence of AI is constantly increasing in the daily lives of Americans, however, there are very few laws currently in place to limit this powerful technology and its use to replicate with impressive accuracy, the voice, facial expressions, and mannerisms of politically engaged individuals or those seeking elected office,” said Rep. Espaillat.

“Unchecked AI usage in political communications has the potential to lead to unprecedented manipulation and misinformation, limiting the ability of the public to decipher between facts and fiction in the political arena, while interfering with free and fair elections and the future of American democracy.”

Espaillat’s Candidate Voice Fraud Prohibition Act amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to adapt to new AI technologies, while also protecting freedom of speech. Click here to read the bill in its entirety.

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