States Consider Bills to Fight AI Calls During Elections

In January, more than 20,000 New Hampshire voters received a call from President Joe Biden asking them to skip the state’s presidential primary.

One problem: It wasn’t Biden speaking. Instead, his voice was doctored using artificial intelligence.

Now, New Hampshire legislators are proposing a law that would prohibit deepfake phone calls within 90 days of an election, unless they are accompanied by a disclosure that AI was used, Roll Call reported Wednesday. The legislation has passed the state House and next heads to the Senate.