Political activities sit at the intersection of law, policy, and reputation. Companies operating in highly regulated industries cannot avoid political law issues, and it is frequently more complex than expected.
This quarterly newsletter highlights a few practical issues we are seeing with clients and a handful of developments worth keeping on the radar.
On September 9, Colorado Attorney General (AG) Phil Weiser issued a public advisory warning voters about the dangers of election misinformation and disinformation in the form of realistic-looking images, videos, and audio created using artificial intelligence (AI), known as “deepfakes.” The advisory follows the May 2024 enactment of HB24-1147, an act designed to prevent a broad range of actors from using deepfakes depicting candidates in political communications without properly disclosing the untruthful nature of the communication to voters.
On February 6, a bipartisan group of 51 attorney general (AG) sent a warning letter to Life Corporation (Life Corp.) for allegedly engaging in an illegal robocall campaign that they claim was intended to deter New Hampshire voters from participating in the primary on January 23. The calls purportedly used artificial intelligence (AI) to impersonate the voice of President Biden, telling recipients to refrain from voting in the presidential primary.