COLUMBUS, OH (WLIO) - Ohio lawmakers are looking to protect people from AI-generated deepfake videos during the upcoming elections.
Ohio currently has a law in place that allows people to sue if their name, image, or likeness is used to endorse a product or defraud someone. But lawmakers are looking to expand that to using someone's likeness through deepfakes. Deepfakes are videos where a person's face or body has been digitally altered to say or do something else. Usually, to spread false information. People could be fined up to $15,000. The bill's sponsor says the language still ensures First Amendment rights remain intact.
