AI Policy and Governance Newsletter — August 2024
Australia's deepfake criminalisation is now law — APS agencies working on online safety or AI harm frameworks have a new legislative baseline to note.
Key points
- Good Ancestors' August 2024 newsletter covers deepfake legislation, US AI content bills, and regulatory sandboxes.
- Australia's Criminal Code Amendment (Deepfake Sexual Material) Bill 2024 has passed the Senate and is now in force.
- US legislative items are proposed only and not yet voted on; California's SB 1047 is flagged as a breaking development.
Implications for Australian agencies
- Monitor Agencies working on online safety or AI harm policy may want to monitor implementation and enforcement of the new deepfake sexual material offence.
- Monitor Teams tracking international AI regulation may want to watch the US Senate bills on content provenance and likeness rights, as similar issues could arise in Australian policy debates.
Implications are AI-generated. Starting points, not advice — see methodology for how they're framed.
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"AI Policy and Governance Newsletter — August 2024"
Source: Good Ancestors – AI Policy & Governance Newsletter
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URL: https://www.goodancestors.org.au/newsletter/2024-08
Good Ancestors' August 2024 AI Policy and Governance Newsletter covers three main developments. First, Australia's Criminal Code Amendment (Deepfake Sexual Material) Bill 2024 has passed the Senate, criminalising the creation and sharing of non-consensual AI-generated sexually explicit images. Second, two US Senate bills — the COPIED Act and the NO FAKES Act — propose new restrictions on using individuals' works and likenesses to train AI models, though neither has been voted on. Third, a US Senate proposal would allow financial firms to test AI solutions in regulatory sandboxes outside existing compliance frameworks. The newsletter also flags California's SB 1047 as a significant forthcoming development. Commentary throughout is editorially opinionated rather than neutral.
Implications for Australian agencies:
- [Monitor] Agencies working on online safety or AI harm policy may want to monitor implementation and enforcement of the new deepfake sexual material offence.
- [Monitor] Teams tracking international AI regulation may want to watch the US Senate bills on content provenance and likeness rights, as similar issues could arise in Australian policy debates.
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