California Elections Code

§ 20511

ELEC § 20511 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 20 · Ch. 7

Statute text

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a)California is entering its first-ever generative 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.

(b)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 to generate the Governor’s voice telling millions of Californians their voting site has changed.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 261, Sec. 3. (AB 2655) Effective January 1, 2025.