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minus-squareTetsuo@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·21 hours agoI tried checking the actual bill and it seems you are correct and its target is not only limited to AI generated fakes but everything digital. I have now found a summary of the EFF about the NO FAKES act and I’m most likely misunderstanding the breadth of that bill : https://www.eff.org/files/2024/09/12/2024.11_no_fakes_one_pager.pdf I almost blindly trust the EFF on these types of questions, they have been an invaluable ressource even in Europe to protect citizens. I suppose the European approach is probably safer here since it doesn’t limit speech but mandates transparency on AI fakes.
I tried checking the actual bill and it seems you are correct and its target is not only limited to AI generated fakes but everything digital.
I have now found a summary of the EFF about the NO FAKES act and I’m most likely misunderstanding the breadth of that bill :
https://www.eff.org/files/2024/09/12/2024.11_no_fakes_one_pager.pdf
I almost blindly trust the EFF on these types of questions, they have been an invaluable ressource even in Europe to protect citizens.
I suppose the European approach is probably safer here since it doesn’t limit speech but mandates transparency on AI fakes.