The California Governor signed a set of laws Tuesday to crack down on the use of AI-generated deepfakes in political ads.

A lawsuit has already been filed against Gov. Gavin Newsom's new bills, claiming the new laws infringe on free speech.

California now has some of the toughest laws in the United States to crack down on election deepfakes ahead of the 2024 election after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed three landmark proposals this week at an artificial intelligence conference in San Francisco.

In July, the X user shared a digitally altered campaign video mocking Harris, which Elon Musk then boosted and shared.

A video creator is suing the State of California for a new law labeling the use of "deepfake" artificial intelligence political ads that banned his parody of Vice President Kamala Harris

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Tuesday banning “deepfakes" but X owner Elon Musk quickly reshared an unflattering AI-doctored video of Vice President Kamala Harris.

Hours after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation banning “deepfake” political ads, which use artificial intelligence to impersonate a candidate and misrepresent the candidate’s views, the laws were challenged by a conservative producer whose videos purport to show Vice President Kamala Harris describing herself as “the ultimate diversity hire.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed three bills Tuesday to crack down on the use of artificial intelligence to create false images or videos in political ads ahead of the 2024 election.