https://apnews.com/article/california-artificial-intelligence-deepfakes-election-3cf47301380b01ab35925a1c0a78171f

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California now has some of the toughest laws in the United States to crack down on election deepfakes ahead of the 2024 election after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed three landmark proposals this week at an artificial intelligence conference in San Francisco.

The state could be among the first to test out such legislation, which bans the use of AI to create false images and videos in political ads close to Election Day.