# Plain Language Summary: Ending FCC Meddling in Our Elections Act

This bill would prevent the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from creating or enforcing rules that require political advertisements on TV and radio to disclose when artificial intelligence has been used to create or alter content. Right now, the FCC proposed a rule that would make campaigns and political groups tell viewers and listeners when they're seeing AI-generated images, deepfakes, or manipulated videos in political ads. This bill would block that rule from ever taking effect.

The practical impact is straightforward: if this bill passes, there would be no federal requirement for political advertisers to tell you when they're using AI to create fake images of candidates, alter someone's voice, or manipulate video footage. You could see a political ad showing a candidate saying something they never actually said, or doing something they never did, and there would be no legal requirement to label it as AI-generated. The bill also prevents the FCC from creating any similar rules in the future that would accomplish the same disclosure goal.

This affects voters most directly, since you'd have less information about whether political ads you see are authentic or artificially created. It also affects political advertisers and campaigns, who would have more freedom to use AI-generated content without having to disclose it. The bill essentially removes a transparency tool that was designed to help people distinguish real footage from AI-manipulated content during elections, at a time when deepfakes and AI technology are becoming increasingly sophisticated and harder for average people to spot.

Ending FCC Meddling in Our Elections Act

Clyde, Andrew S.

Ending FCC Meddling in Our Elections ActThis bill prohibits the Federal Communications Commission from finalizing or enforcing the proposed rule titled Disclosure and Transparency of Artificial Intelligence-Generated Content in Political Advertisements and published on August 5, 2024, or any substantially similar rule. The proposed rule would require radio and television broadcasters to announce the presence of content generated by artificial intelligence in political advertisements as applicable. &nbsp;&nbsp;