Alpha News in Minnesota wrote about our lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Minnesota’s law, § 609.771, “Use of Deep Fake Technology to Influence and Election,” which bans sharing AI-generated content intended to influence elections.
The lawsuit Rep. Franson has filed seeks only to strike down the statute on AI-generated political content intended to influence an election; her lawsuit will not change or affect the current ban on AI-generated deepfake pornography in any way.
HF 1370 passed in the Minnesota House unanimously. In the Minnesota Senate, only one senator voted against the bill. Gov. Tim Walz signed the bill on May 26, 2023.
“It’s unfortunate that Democrats paired a broadly bipartisan deepfake pornography ban with such a poorly-written bill,” said Rep. Franson. “I’m proud to be partnering with the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute and Upper Midwest Law Center to make sure this bill gets the legal scrutiny it deserves.”
Read more at Alpha News.