Colorado Statutes § 1-46-101 Legislative declaration
Statute Text
(1)
The general assembly finds and declares that
:
(a)
The revolutionary innovations in generative artificial intelligence systems capable of producing image, audio, video, and multimedia content
(
AI-generated content
)
pose a threat to free and fair elections in the state
;
(b)
AI-generated content may be used to create deepfakes that falsely depict a candidate's speech or action in order to spread misinformation and disinformation at scale and with unprecedented speed; and
(c)
A deepfake is analogous to a person being forced to say something in a video recorded under duress, where the victim appears to say something they would not normally say, one through force and the other through deepfake technology. A voter's opinion of a candidate may be irreparably tainted by a fabricated representation of a candidate or elected official saying or doing something they did not say or do. These false, negative portrayals may exist indefinitely once posted on the internet and permanently damage a candidate or elected official's reputation and even put their safety at risk
.
History
Added by 2024 Ch. 250 , § 3 , eff. 7/1/2024 , app. to communications distributed on or after 7/1/2024 .
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