California, X and AI

Elon Musk's X platform sues California over law targeting AI deepfakes, deceptive election content
Elon Musk's social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, is suing California over a new law targeting deceptive, AI-generated election content claiming it violates First Amendment protections to free speech.
X sues California over deceptive AI-made election content ban
Elon Musk’s X is taking the state of California to court over a new law that prevents the spread of AI-generated election misinformation. Bloomberg reports that X filed a lawsuit against AB 2655, also known as the Defending Democracy from Deepfake Deception Act of 2024,
Elon Musk’s X sues California over law to restrict ‘deepfakes’
This system will inevitably result in the censorship of wide swaths of valuable political speech and commentary and will limit the type of ‘uninhibited, robust, and wide-open’ ‘debate on public issues’ that core First Amendment protections are designed to ensure,
X sues to block California anti-deepfakes bill
X has sued to block California law AB 2655, which requires large online platforms to remove or label AI deepfakes related to elections.
X is suing to block a California law aimed at curbing deceptive AI-generated election content on social media
“The law, which requires large online platforms to remove content deemed ‘materially deceptive,’ will lead to widespread censorship of political speech, according to the complaint filed late Thursday in Sacramento federal court.” Governor Gavin Newsom signed the act — and two related measures — into law in September. —LO
Musk’s X Sues to Block California’s Deepfake Deception Act
Elon Musk’s social media platform X sued to block a California law aimed at curbing AI-generated deceptive election content on social media, claiming the measure is an unconstitutional affront to free speech.
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California nuclear plant to deploy AI
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OpenAI at one point considered acquiring AI chip startup Cerebras
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AI helps erase racist deed restrictions in California
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