Supporters of President Trump strongly favor measures that would shield Americans — especially creatives — from being harmed by the emergence of artificial intelligence and outlaw so-called “deepfakes,” according to a new poll released Wednesday.
Among voters who backed Trump in the 2024 presidential election, 87% agree that AI developers should obtain permission from writers and artists before using their creative works to train for-profit AI models and that “effective guardrails” are needed to “protect people from being exploited” by the technology.
The nationwide survey of Trump voters, released Wednesday and obtained by The Post, was conducted by Global Strategy Group and North Star Opinion Research on behalf of the Human Artistry Campaign — a coalition of groups representing recording artists, photographers, actors, songwriters, composers, athletes and journalists pushing for the “advancement of responsible AI.”
The polls release comes a week after the Senate overwhelmingly rejected the inclusion of a 10-year ban on state regulation of AI in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and a day after the Washington Post reported that an impersonator using AI-powered software to mimic Secretary of State Marco Rubio voice and writing style had reached out to multiple high-level US and foreign officials.
Nearly 9 in 10 Trump voters (88%) described voice clones and deepfakes as a problem, and 84% signaled support for the NO FAKES Act — bipartisan legislation that would ban unauthorized computer-generated recreations of a person’s voice and likeness. --->READ MORE HERE
A mysterious impersonator masquerading as Secretary of State Marco Rubio has reached out to three foreign ministers and two high-level US officials.
The identity of the imposter is not yet known, but he seemingly has “the goal of gaining access to information or accounts,” warned a July 3 missive sent to State Department employees and obtained by the Washington Post.
In addition to the three unidentified foreign officials, the Rubio impersonator made contact with a state governor and a member of Congress, the report said.
“The actor left voicemails on the private encrypted messaging app Signal for at least two targeted individuals and in one instance, sent a text message inviting the individual to communicate on Signal,” the State Department warning said.
Authorities believe that the ruse began sometime around mid-June and noted that the scammer set up a Signal account with the name “Marco.Rubio@state.gov” — not Rubio’s actual email — to correspond.
The imposter worked to imitate the secretary of state’s writing style and voice in the messages, tapping into artificial intelligence-powered software to do so, the Washington Post said.
The State Department warning about the incidents did not make it clear whether any of the contacted officials engaged “Rubio.”
Employees were urged to alert the Bureau of Diplomatic Security about “any impersonation attempts.” --->READ MORE HERE
If you like what you see, please "Like" and/or Follow us on FACEBOOK here, GETTR here, and TWITTER here.
No comments:
Post a Comment