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Colorado Statutes § 1-46-101 Legislative declaration

⤴ Up to Article 46: Failure To Disclose A Deepfake In A Communication Concerning A Candidate For Elective Office

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 .