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Vermont: Bill relating to deepfake technologies referred to Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
On February 27, 2024, House Bill 863 for an act relating to recommendations on the education and potential harms of deepfake technology was referred to the Vermont House of Representatives Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs and was read for the first time on the same date.
In particular, the bill proposes to require the Agency of Digital Services, in coordination with the Division of Artificial Intelligence (AI), to produce a report to the General Assembly on or before October 1, 2024, that includes recommendations on:
- educating the public on the possible harms of deepfake technology;
- providing security resources to protect the public from abuse of deepfake technology;
- mitigating potential risks to the functioning of State Government caused by deepfake technology;
- the need for State regulation of deepfake technology; and
- the current and projected impact on the State from President Biden's Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence issued on October 30, 2023.