TechBabylon Bee sues over New Mexico law targeting AI in campaign ads
A Wall Street Journal opinion piece frames the dispute as a clash between protecting politicians from AI deepfakes and policing satire.
TLDR
The satirical website Babylon Bee is suing New Mexico state officials to challenge a law targeting AI in campaign ads, The Wall Street Journal’s opinion section says. The piece argues that politicians’ effort to protect themselves from deepfakes ended up deputizing the “joke police.”
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Babylon Bee sues over New Mexico law targeting AI in campaign ads
A Wall Street Journal opinion piece frames the dispute as a clash between protecting politicians from AI deepfakes and policing satire.
TLDR
The satirical website Babylon Bee is suing New Mexico state officials to challenge a law targeting AI in campaign ads, The Wall Street Journal’s opinion section says. The piece argues that politicians’ effort to protect themselves from deepfakes ended up deputizing the “joke police.”