A hyper-realistic video shows John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Lincoln playing video games. Another, of Michael Jackson dancing in a fast-food restaurant, has over 25.3 million views on TikTok.
But in Louisiana, two middle-school boys created artificial-intelligence generated nude images of their female classmates. It’s becoming nearly impossible to tell a real video from one generated by AI, and the technology can be used for nefarious purposes far beyond entertainment.
A bill proposed in the Mississippi Legislature would make it illegal to create such deepfakes in the Magnolia state.
Sen. Bradford Blackmon, a Democrat from Canton, has reintroduced a bill to give Mississippians the right to their image, name and voice. The Mississippians’ Right to Name, Likeness and Voice Act would enact penalties for using a person’s image in AI-generated content without their consent.
“This is not theoretical. These are real kids, real classrooms facing real consequences from fake content,” said Blackmon.
Katherine LinLast year, a former Mississippi teacher pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography after he was accused of creating explicit videos of his students using AI.
In 2024, Mississippi passed two laws that regulate AI use. One addressed using deepfakes in political campaigns and the other other classifies AI images of children as child exploitation.
The rapid improvement of AI and growing concerns around deepfakes have led to piecemeal legislation across the country. But the federal government wants to dictate AI regulation, over fear state regulations would hinder the technology’s development. President Donald Trump signed an executive order last year that pushes for a consolidated national approach to AI regulation and allows the U.S. attorney general to challenge state AI laws.
In the meantime, Blackmon said he would “rather be proactive than reactive” when it comes to regulating AI in Mississippi.
Other news: layoffs in Southaven, childcare access and unemployment data
November data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that unemployment was up slightly in three metro areas across the state. This followed national trends and unemployment remained lower than the nationwide rate of 4.3%. Gulfport-Biloxi unemployment was 3.6% in November, up from 3.1% the previous year. Hattiesburg and Jackson were both at 3.5%, up from 3.1% in November 2024. December state unemployment data will be released next week. Dozens of workers abruptly lost their jobs after xAI, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, bought the Southaven warehouse where they worked. Temporary workers at the GXO warehouse say they learned they would be laid off a day before Gov. Tate Reeves announced xAI’s $20-billion investment. Mississippi Today’s Sophia Paffenroth recently wrote about the challenges Mississippians have finding affordable child care. There are around 20,000 families on a waiting list for child care vouchers and last year a record number of child care centers closed. Mississippi has continually struggled with a low labor force participation rate and studies have shown that available and affordable child care increases the rate among parents of young children.Hence then, the article about mississippi marketplace state ponders ai deepfake regulations unemployment ticks up was published today ( ) and is available on Mississippi Today ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
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