Sen. Cardin on whether Foreign Relations Committee will play role in deepfake legislation: “We might have some interest in that”

Who?Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) — Chair, Foreign Relations CommitteeAsk a Pol asked:Do you think we’ll get any floor time on the AI and deepfake legislation?Key Cardin: “The Rules Committee, I think, is looking at this in conjunction to the elections. Trying to get something out ASAP,” Cardin told Ask a Pol. “But this is gonna come down to foreign interference?” “Well, we’ll find out,” Cardin replied. “We might have some interest in that.”LISTEN: Laslo & CardinBelow find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD), slightly edited for clarity.TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Ben CardinBen Cardin: “The Rules Committee, I think, is looking at this in conjunction to the elections. Trying to get something out ASAP.”Matt Laslo: “So it’s not really under your committee on Foreign Relations?”BC: “No-no, no, it’s really Rules [Committee], ‘cause it’s election. But we have some…”ML: “But this is gonna come down to foreign interference. Parts of it, but still.”BC: “Well, we’ll find out.”ML: “Yeah?”BC: “We might have some interest in that.”ML: “Do you think we’ll get any floor time? It just doesn’t feel like this is a thing.”BC: “It’s a big — it’s a big deal, yeah. We’re trying to take care of the election issue first.”ML: “Yeah? Preciate ya.”Matt Laslo covers tech politics for WIRED, lectures on technology’s impact on government at Johns Hopkins and is the founder of Ask a Pol — a new people-powered press corps. Ask a Pol — asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol. @AskaPol_AI Content posted at AskaPol.com is copyrighted. Use our original content to move the story forward. And, please, link to us. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe