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On the recordJune 26, 2026
The rise of artificial intelligence has created incredible opportunities, but it has also created new tools for exploitation. Nonconsensual sexually explicit deepfakes are designed to exploit, harass, and harm victims, and those affected deserve meaningful legal recourse. I am grateful for OpenAI’s support of the DEFIANCE Act and for the growing recognition across industries that stronger protections are needed. This bipartisan legislation gives survivors the ability to hold perpetrators accountable and sends a clear message that exploiting someone’s likeness without consent will have consequences.
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Laurel Lee
Republican · Missouri

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Addressing the need for legal recourse against deepfakes.

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