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Chris Murphy: “I think there is some low-hanging fruit that is not particularly complicated. The deepfake threat is already real……”

On the recordSeptember 24, 2026
I think there is some low-hanging fruit that is not particularly complicated. The deepfake threat is already real… that's a pretty easy one to deal with, right? You could just outlaw them in politics, or require clear identification or watermarks in other contexts.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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