Georgia House passes bill criminalizing pre-election deepfakes
- Georgia House approves bill to make publishing deepfake videos before elections a felony
- Aims to crack down on AI-generated misinformation impersonating candidates
- Exempts satire and parody, requires disclosures on some campaign ads using AI
- Passed Georgia House 148-22, now heads to state Senate
- Comes amid rising concerns about threats posed by advancing artificial intelligence