A new Louisiana law set to go into effect on August 1 will criminalize the production and possession of deepfakes depicting the sexual abuse of children.
Louisiana legislative bill SB175, signed into law by Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, deems that anyone convicted of creating, distributing, or possessing unlawful deepfake images depicting minors could face a mandatory five to 20 years in prison, a fine of up to $10,000, or both.
Louisiana—which ranks 49th out of 50 states in child well-being and second in poverty—joins several other U.S. states, including California, Texas, and Virginia, that have regulated or outlawed deepfakes.
Another section of SB175, aimed at online platforms and sites that host so-called “revenge porn,” says that anyone knowingly advertising, distributing, or selling sexual deepfakes involving a person without their consent—or that features a minor—could face a mandatory 10 to 30 years in prison, a fine up to $50,000, or both.
In May, deepfakes of child murder victims went viral on social media after being uploaded to TikTok. One of the clips featured an AI-generated recreation of Royalty Marie Floyd, whose grandmother was charged with her murder in 2018.
In June, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned about the use of AI and deepfakes on social media to fuel hate and violence in conflict zones.
“We’re getting into an era where we can no longer believe what we see,” Marko Jak, co-founder and CEO of Austin-based Secta Labs, told Decrypt in an interview. “Right now, it’s easier because the deep fakes are not that good yet, and sometimes you can see it’s obvious.”
Law enforcement agencies have already sounded the alarm on criminals using deepfakes for scams and extortion.
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