Georgia politicians sounding the alarm over digital manipulation from AI deepfakes – CBS News

Georgia politicians sounding the alarm over digital manipulation from AI deepfakes  CBS News

Artificial intelligence is rapidly rewriting the rules of deception across Georgia, leaving voters, consumers, and public figures vulnerable to increasingly convincing digital manipulation.From local retail scams to high-profile political smear campaigns, the technology is blurring the line between fact and fiction. In Savannah, police recently arrested a man accused of using AI to falsify a Walmart delivery order. Meanwhile, in metro Atlanta, elected officials are speaking out after finding themselves directly targeted by malicious deepfakes.College Park Mayor Bianca Motley Broom recently addressed a manipulated image circulating online that falsely depicted her kissing a man who is not her husband, pointing out side-by-side evidence of the authentic encounter to set the record straight."Deepfakes are being used against women in leadership in particular, and they mislead the voters who see them," Broom said.

"I support the First Amendment, especially including the right of citizens to speak up about their government. That happens in many ways, including parody, protest, and criticism. A fabricated image presented as real is not speech about a person, though. It is a lie about them, and our laws should give people a way to hold its creators accountable." Last week, U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock issued his own warning about deceptive generative imagery after fabrications surfaced online claiming he had collapsed on stage and another alleging he was in