States rush to police AI deepfakes ahead of midterm elections
Summary
Anthropic introduces global invisible watermarks for Claude AI to comply with EU regulations, sparking debate over detection accuracy. The episode examines the patchwork of state laws regulating AI-generated political deepfakes ahead of midterms, highlighting enforcement challenges. Finally, it covers the CFTC’s emergency order allowing prediction market platform Kalshi to operate in New York despite state gambling lawsuits.
Topics discussed
Sponsor: Raymond James
Intro: AI watermarks, deepfake laws, and Calshi
Anthropic's global AI watermarking policy
State laws regulating political deepfakes
Sponsor: Optum
Sponsor: Gusto
CFTC vs. New York over Calshi prediction markets
Outro, credits, and listener survey
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