Trump to Sign Bill Banning Deepfakes, Nonconsensual Images: What to Know

President Donald Trump is expected to sign the bipartisan Take It Down Act into law on Monday, a significant step in regulating the nonconsensual sharing of intimate images, including AI-generated deepfakes. The legislation aims to protect individuals from the harmful effects of such content, which has been increasingly prevalent in the digital age with the expansion of artificial intelligence. Read more: Jamie Lee Curtis Celebrates Meta's Removal of Fake AI Ad What are deepfakes? Deepfakes are realistic but fake images, videos or audio created using artificial intelligence to mimic someone's appearance, voice or actions. One widely reported example was a 2022 viral video of Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. In the altered clip, Zelenskyy appeared to urge Ukrainian soldiers to surrender to Russian forces, a message he never actually delivered. The video was quickly debunked, but it raised serious concerns about the use of deepfakes in disinformation campaigns, especially dur ... Read full article.