To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide further transparency for the use of content that is substantially generated by artificial intelligence in political advertisements by requiring such advertisements to include a statement within the contents of the advertisements if generative AI was used to generate any image, audio, or video footage in the advertisements, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide further transparency for the use of content that is substantially generated by artificial intelligence in political advertisements by requiring such advertisements to include a statement within the contents of the advertisements if generative AI was used to generate any image, audio, or video footage in the advertisements, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology, Finance, Agriculture.
Who Benefits and How
technology companies and users of digital services may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, technology companies and users of digital services may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H8C37AA558DE04E968C9F164100382242: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the AI Transparency in Elections Act of 2024.
- Section HD99AF2B0F4FE4295B2154A74B8D3F377: 2. Requiring disclaimers on advertisements containing content substantially generated by artificial intelligence Section 318 of the Federal Election Campaign...
- Section H4DFFFE8233C34945A865B616147DA893: 3. Reports Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and biannually thereafter, the Federal Election Commission shall submit a report to...
- Section HC5B919918C7A4A27B79B3BFECB15472E: 4. Severability If any provision of this Act or any amendment made by this Act, or the application of any such provision or amendment to any person or...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide further transparency for the use of content that is substantially generated by artificial intelligence in political advertisements by requiring such advertisements to include a statement within the contents of the advertisements if generative AI was used to generate any image, audio, or video footage in the advertisements, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.
Key Policy Areas
Technology, Finance, Agriculture
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide further transparency for the use of content that is substantially generated by artificial intelligence in political advertisements by requiring such advertisements to include a statement within the contents of the advertisements if generative AI was used to generate any image, audio, or video footage in the advertisements, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- technology companies and users of digital services
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- technology companies and users of digital services
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Morelle (for himself and Mr. Larsen of Washington) introduced …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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