How do we detect and penalize deepfakes in media and politics?
Reviewed by Jason Burns, Editorial Steward · Last updated
Detection combines forensic analysis of video and audio artifacts, provenance standards like C2PA content credentials, and platform-level labeling; penalties depend on jurisdiction and increasingly include election-specific laws that criminalize non-consensual or deceptive political deepfakes. As Jessica Rosenworcel, put it on the record: "Bad actors are using AI-generated voices in unsolicited robocalls to extort vulnerable family members, imitate celebrities, and misinform voters. We're putting the fraudsters behind these robocalls on notice."
Source: www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-makes-ai-generated-voices-robocalls-illegal