California Elections Code

§ 20012

ELEC § 20012 Effective Sep 17, 2024Div. 20 · Ch. 1

Statute text

(a)The Legislature finds and declares as follows:

(1)California is entering its first-ever artificial intelligence (AI) election, in which disinformation powered by generative AI will pollute our information ecosystems like never before. Voters will not know what images, audio, or video they can trust.

(2)In a few clicks, using current technology, bad actors now have the power to create a false image of a candidate accepting a bribe, or a fake video of an elections official “caught on tape” saying that voting machines are not secure, or generate an artificial robocall in the Governor’s voice telling millions of Californians their voting site has changed.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 262, Sec. 3. (AB 2839) Effective September 17, 2024.