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Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), a frequent target of intense Republican attacks, is erecting digital barricades for his re-election campaign.
Like other members of Congress, on the November ballot, the six-term California congressman partnered with Wolfsbane.ai's technology services to protect against AI deepfakes and other manipulations.
“Ensuring the integrity of the democratic process is paramount,” Rep. Swalwell said Tuesday of the reality of running for office in 2021.cent century. “Employing cutting-edge tools like Wolfsbane.ai to prevent deepfakes is not just an option; it is a necessity to protect elections from fraud and misinformation,” said Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection. said a parliamentary subcommittee official.
Swalwell, who has long been an advocate of the power of technology in modern politics, is the first elected official to partner with Wolfsbane.ai, but he likely won't be the last.
“AI is a powerful technology,” Swalwell added, in what might be the understatement of the decade. “When used irresponsibly, it can hijack public figures’ likenesses and statements, undermine their credibility, and spread disinformation. Wolfsbane.ai helps me reduce the risk of this happening to me.” Sho.”
Developed by Play Cubed founders Randy Saaf, Octavio Herrera, Fazri Zubair, and Noah Edelman, Wolfsbane.ai essentially watermarks content to prevent AI from copying or siphoning it.
“We are proud to work with Congressman Swalwell's campaign,” Play Cubed CEO Cerf told Deadline today. “We believe our technology will be an effective tool in the fight against AI fakes in this critical election year.
“Deepfakes allow adversaries to impersonate public figures, spread misinformation or undermine their credibility,” Swalwell said at a House Committee on AI hearing on December 12, 2023. It may become easier to do so.”
The session was held just one year after ChatGPT went public and weeks after President Joe Biden signed comprehensive Executive Order 14110 on Guidelines and Guardrails for Federal AI Development and Use. Ta. Building on this, Vice President Kamala Harris and the Office of Management and Budget last week announced binding requirements on “three dimensions: strengthening AI governance, promoting responsible AI innovation, and managing risk.”
A very real risk posing to this year's highly contested election is the push by the New Hampshire Legislature on March 29th of a bill that would force full disclosure of the use of AI by candidates and supporters in political ads. directly addressed by In January, the Granite State learned firsthand how harmful AI can be when voters received robocalls that appeared to be from Biden telling them not to vote in New Hampshire's primary — hint, They didn't come from the president.
The Play Cubed team, which has worked with Lionsgate, CBS, ESPN, the NBA and others over the years, said it reached out to Rep. Swalwell following his comments in December 2023 regarding the potential for AI-generated deepfakes. listening. Learning about their Wolfsbane.ai technology, this congressman signed up for his campaign in his 14-state Golden State, so to speak.th district.
Of course, AI and its use was a key part of last year's WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes and negotiations, as the guilds sought to protect the jobs of their members.
Due to the protections the scribes and actors have in their current contracts, AI has emerged as a key element in ongoing discussions between AMPTP, IATSE, and the Teamsters. In recent weeks, as these latest round of labor negotiations have been underway, a number of AI companies have been in talks with studios and streamers as they continue to cut costs about further integrating the technology into movies and TV series.
It has not yet been decided how the company will be incorporated.