The Pennsylvania State Senate passed a measure Wednesday designed to protect minors from sexually explicit AI deepfakes as part of a broader legislative package.The proposal, from Sen. James Malone of Lancaster County, mandates the immediate reporting of incidents where children share intimate or sexually explicit images of other children, including AI-generated deepfakes, to authorities.”We’re teaching our children what is acceptable and respected,” Malone said. “And we understand that kids are going to make mistakes. And what we need to know is that the adults in the room will know to say stop the moment that mistakes happen.”Malone introduced the legislation after talking with victims and their families involved in the 2023 incident at Lancaster Country Day School.The measure was incorporated into a different bill in the Senate on Wednesday.Investigators say dozens of female students at Lancaster Country Day School, and other girls were victims of sexually explicit deepfake images generated by two male students using artificial intelligence.
The Pennsylvania State Senate passed a measure Wednesday designed to protect minors from sexually explicit AI deepfakes as part of a broader legislative package.
The proposal, from Sen. James Malone of Lancaster County, mandates the immediate reporting of incidents where children share intimate or sexually explicit images of other children, including AI-generated deepfakes, to authorities.
“We’re teaching our children what is acceptable and respected,” Malone said. “And we understand that kids are going to make mistakes. And what we need to know is that the adults in the room will know to say stop the moment that mistakes happen.”
Malone introduced the legislation after talking with victims and their families involved in the 2023 incident at Lancaster Country Day School.
The measure was incorporated into a different bill in the Senate on Wednesday.
Investigators say dozens of female students at Lancaster Country Day School, and other girls were victims of sexually explicit deepfake images generated by two male students using artificial intelligence.
