Oregon Senate Passes Bill to Ban Sharing AI-Generated 'Deepfake' Porn

Oregon Senate passes bill to ban sharing AI-generated 'deepfake' porn

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Oregon Senate has unanimously passed a bill that will make it illegal to share AI-generated pornography “deepfakes” online. “Deepfaking” is a form of digital forgery that has been used to create realistic pornography of a person without their consent. Oregon currently has a loophole in its revenge porn law that does not address AI images or videos. Man who killed himself after police standoff in Oregon City was f…

Oregon Legislature Passes Ban on AI-Generated Intimate Images

Salem, Oregon- The Oregon Legislature has unanimously passed a bill to criminalize the dissemination of realistic, AI-generated pornographic images intended to harass victims, closing a loophole in the state’s existing revenge pornography laws. This week, the State Senate followed the House in approving HB 2299, which includes digital forgeries, or “deepfakes,” in Oregon’s criminal statutes. Current law does not cover realistic, digitally create…