Constitutional Law,
Government
Oct. 16, 2019
California’s new deep fake laws and the First Amendment
The state Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom are to be commended for enacting two new laws designed to deal with the problem of “deep fakes,” digitally created images and sound that falsely convey a person’s actions or words.
Erwin Chemerinsky
Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law
UC Berkeley School of Law
Erwin's most recent book is "Worse Than Nothing: The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism." He is also the author of "Closing the Courthouse," (Yale University Press 2017).
The California Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom are to be commended for enacting two new laws designed to deal with the problem of "deep fakes," digitally created images and sound that falsely convey a person's actions or words. Artificial intelligence now allows for the creation of video and audio that appear genuine, but are complete fakes. Deep fakes undermine the very essence of freedom of speech, as well as harming those falsely depicted and those deceived by th...
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