California Gov. Newsom signs bills to protect children from AI deepfake nudes

Victims of A.I. deepfake pornography Elliston Berry and Francesca Mani speak out about how they were victims of fake images circulated online and how this impacted their personal lives, including at school. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two bills on Sunday to help protect minors from harmful sexual imagery of children created through the misuse of artificial intelligence tools. Supporters of the bills say that current law does not allow district attorneys to prosecute those who possess or distribute AI-generated child sexual abuse images if they cannot prove the materials are depicting a real person. Under the new laws, such an offense would qualify as a felony. Last month, Newsom signed legislation regulating AI-generated "deepfake" election content and requiring the removal of "deceptive content" from social media.