Colorado § 1-46-101 - Legislative declaration.
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§ 1-46-101. Legislative declaration.
(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.
Source: L. 2024: Entire article added, (HB 24-1147), ch. 250, p. 1655, § 3, effective July 1.
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