Microsoft calls for new legislation on deepfake scams and AI-generated sexual abuse images

The recommendations are part of a 50-page document released by Microsoft on Tuesday that lays out a broader vision for how governments should approach AI.

Lawmakers and regulators across the country Discuss how to regulate AICompanies developing new technologies have issued a number of proposals for how politicians should handle the industry.

Microsoft has long been accustomed to lobbying governments on issues that affect its business, and has sought to position itself as an active and helpful company trying to shape the debate and ultimate legislative outcomes by aggressively pushing for regulations.

Smaller technology companies and venture capitalists are skeptical of the approach, accusing big AI companies like Microsoft, Google and OpenAI of trying to pass legislation that would make it harder for startups to compete with them. Supporters of the legislation, including California politicians who are leading the nation in passing broad AI legislation, say the government’s early failure to regulate social media use could allow problems like cyberbullying and misinformation to flourish unchecked.

“Ultimately, the danger is not in moving too fast, but in moving too slow, or not moving at all,” the Microsoft president said. Brad Smith It was written in a policy document.

In the document, Microsoft called for the enactment of a “deepfake fraud law” that would specifically make it illegal to use AI to deceive people.

As AI gets better at generating voices and images, scammers are already using it to trick people into sending money to their loved ones. Other tech lobbyists argue that existing anti-fraud laws are enough to crack down on AI, and that the government doesn’t need to enact additional legislation.

Microsoft split with other tech companies on a separate issue last year when it suggested the government should create an independent agency to regulate AI, while others argued the FTC and DOJ have the ability to regulate AI.

Microsoft also called on Congress to require AI companies to build “provenance” tools into their AI products.

AI images and audio are already being used around the world for propaganda and to mislead voters, and AI companies are working on developing technology to embed hidden signatures into AI images and videos that can identify whether the content is AI-generated or not. However, deepfake detection is notoriously unreliable. And some experts question whether it will ever be possible to reliably separate AI content from real images and sounds.

State and Congress should also update laws addressing the creation and sharing of sexually exploitative images of children and intimate images without their consent, Microsoft said. AI tools are already being used to create sexual images and sexual images of children against their will.

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• The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation will host an event called “Can China Innovate with Electric Vehicles?” on Tuesday at 1 p.m. in 2045 Rayburn House Office Building.
• The Consumer Technology Association hosted a conversation with the White House’s National Cyber ​​Director. Harry Coker Jr.It will be held Tuesday at 4 p.m. at the CTA Innovation House.
• The Senate Budget Committee will hold a hearing on the future of electric vehicles at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the 608 Dirksen Senate Office Building.
• The Center for Democracy and Technology will host a virtual event at noon Wednesday, “What You Need to Know About Artificial Intelligence.”
• sense. Ben Ray Lujan (D.N.M.) and Alex Padilla (Democrat, California) will host a public panel, “Countering Digital Election Disinformation in Languages ​​Other Than English,” on Wednesday at 4 p.m. in Room G50 of the Senator Dirksen Office Building.
• The U.S. General Services Administration will host a Federal AI Hackathon starting at 9 a.m. Thursday.

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