The only thing stopping us from creating unethical deepfakes is our ethics,' Jadoun told The Washington Post. 'But it's very difficult to stop this'.
In the U.S. Congress, bipartisan legislation that would ban falsely depicting federal candidates using AI is unlikely to become law before the November elections. A handful of U.S. states have enacted laws penalizing people who make deceptive videos about politicians, creating a patchwork of policy across the country.
Taiwan ultimately elected
Lai Ching-te, a candidate whom Chinese Communist Party leadership opposed - signaling the limits of the campaign to affect the results of the election.
Microsoft expects China to use a similar playbook in India, South Korea and
the United States this year. 'China's increasing experimentation in augmenting memes, videos, and audio will likely continue - and may prove more effective down the line,' the Microsoft report said.