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Pete Ricketts

u.s. senator from Nebraska

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Deepfakes generated by artificial intelligence can ruin lives, impact markets, and even influence elections. We must take these threats seriously.

Pete Ricketts

u.s. senator from Nebraska

In a September 2023 press release announcing his Advisory for A.I.-Generated Content Act, Pete Ricketts said deepfakes generated by artificial intelligence can ruin lives, impact markets, and even influence elections, and that these threats must be taken seriously.

U.S. Senator for NebraskaSeptember 12, 2023Official press release announcing the Advisory for A.I.-Generated Content Act

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“With Americans consuming more media than ever before, the threat of weaponized disinformation confusing and dividing Americans is real,” said Senator Ricketts. “Deepfakes generated by artificial intelligence can ruin lives, impact markets, and even influence elections. We must take these threats seriously. My bill requiring a watermark on A.I.-generated content would give Americans a tool to understand what is real and what is made-up.”

What this quote does not say

  • The statement concerns misuse of generative AI for deception, not autonomous loss of control or existential risk.
  • The statement concerns misuse of generative AI for deception - not autonomous loss of control or existential risk - and should never be displayed alongside control-loss claims without that distinction.

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My bill requiring a watermark on A.I.-generated content would give Americans a tool to understand what is real and what is made-up.

Pete Ricketts

u.s. senator from Nebraska

In a September 2023 press release, Pete Ricketts said his bill requiring a watermark on A.I.-generated content would give Americans a tool to understand what is real and what is made-up.

U.S. Senator for NebraskaSeptember 12, 2023Official press release and introduced bill text for the Advisory for A.I.-Generated Content Act

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“Deepfakes generated by artificial intelligence can ruin lives, impact markets, and even influence elections. We must take these threats seriously. My bill requiring a watermark on A.I.-generated content would give Americans a tool to understand what is real and what is made-up.” Ricketts’ legislation requires the FTC, FCC, DOJ, and DHS to work together to establish guidelines for a required digital watermark on a variety of A.I.-generated materials for profit.

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It is already obsolete, essentially.

Pete Ricketts

u.s. senator from Nebraska

At a November 2023 Senate Foreign Relations hearing, Pete Ricketts said of the European Union's draft AI Act, "It is already obsolete, essentially."

U.S. Senator for NebraskaNovember 15, 2023U.S. Leadership on Artificial Intelligence in an Era of Strategic Competition hearing

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The first is speed. As you pointed out, the Act was first drafted before ChatGPT was released a year ago and so in some sense it has already been overtaken by events, which points to—— Senator R ICKETTS. It is already obsolete, essentially. Mr. F ICK. —a structural challenge with that kind of regulatory approach.

What this quote does not say

  • The pronoun 'It' refers to the draft EU AI Act through the immediately preserved context.
  • The remark criticizes one regulatory design and does not establish opposition to AI regulation generally.

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