{"id":1572,"date":"2024-08-15T19:36:06","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T02:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/california\/?post_type=press&p=1572"},"modified":"2024-08-15T19:45:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T02:45:41","slug":"breaking-bills-addressing-dangers-of-ai-to-elections-score-major-legislative-win","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/california\/press\/breaking-bills-addressing-dangers-of-ai-to-elections-score-major-legislative-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Bills Addressing Dangers of AI to Elections Score Major Legislative Win"},"template":"","class_list":["post-1572","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry","press_type-press-release"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"CITED\u2019s sponsored bills clear the Senate Appropriations Committee and move to final step of the legislative process","featured_image":"","press_type":157,"authors":"","related_issues":[102],"related_work":[203],"location":3},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":["{\"site_id\":\"40\",\"post_type\":\"person\",\"post_id\":199}"],"name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"

CITED\u2019s sponsored bills clear the Senate Appropriations Committee and move to final step of the legislative process<\/i><\/strong><\/h4>\r\nSACRAMENTO<\/b> \u2013 Today, legislation addressing the threat that AI-powered disinformation poses to our elections cleared a major hurdle in the California state legislature. <\/span>The bills<\/span><\/a>, sponsored by the California Initiative for Technology and Democracy (<\/span>CITED<\/span><\/a>), a project of California Common Cause, passed the Senate Appropriations Committee and now head to the Senate floor.<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u201cIn this presidential election and in elections around the world, we\u2019re seeing how AI-powered disinformation can undermine the integrity of election processes and negatively impact voters,\u201d said <\/span>Jonathan Mehta Stein, California Common Cause\u2019s executive director and CITED\u2019s co-founder<\/b>. \u201cAI and disinformation, if unaddressed, can be an existential threat to our democracy. We can\u2019t afford to wait for another election or legislative cycle to take action. If Congress won\u2019t act, California must do everything it can to implement meaningful regulation now.\u201d<\/span>\r\n\r\nThe legislative package aims to help regulate the dangers of disinformation turbocharged by AI and social media without stifling innovation or freedom of speech.<\/span>\r\n\r\nCITED\u2019s legislative package includes:<\/span>\r\n