Dean Ball (George Mason University - Mercatus Center) has posted The Deepfake Challenge: Targeted AI Policy Solutions for States on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
This study focuses on AI content authenticity issues such as deepfakes. It analyzes the evidence about the extent and nature of AI-enabled malicious content, finding it to be a serious, though often overstated, problem. It then analyzes how existing state and federal laws apply, asking centrally, "Is it already a crime to distribute malicious deepfakes?" The study finds that it often is a crime, but not always under some state common and statutory law. Thus, it suggests, a targeted legislative approach could be taken by either states or the federal government to deal with the problem.
