If passed, bill S.2730 would ban the distribution of deceptive or fraudulent synthetic media messages which depict a candidate or political party set to appear on the state or local ballot within 90 days of an election. This week, Dr. Hamid Ekbia traveled to Massachusetts to provide testimony supporting the bill on behalf of AAAIP.

The Autonomous Systems Policy Institute (ASPI), housed in the Maxwell School at Syracuse University, recently launched the Academic Alliance for AI Policy—a multi-university academic advisory body formed to serve as a resource for lawmakers, policymakers and others seeking to regulate and better understand AI.