Sen. Tim Kaine on AI Deepfakes in election: “Pretty nervous about this"

Who?Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA)Ask a Pol asks:“Do you think we’ll see any Senate action on deepfakes ahead of the election now we’re in the midst?”Key Kaine: “Pretty nervous about this,” Kaine told Ask a Pol. “Because of Biden robocall, the fake Biden robocall. I haven’t heard discussion of Senate action about it. But I think all of us paid a lot of attention to that, and we have members who’ve been warning about it for a while.”Content posted at AskaPol.com is copyrighted. Use our original content to move the story forward, and, please, link to us.LISTEN: Laslo & KaineTRANSCRIPT: Sen. Tim KaineMatt Laslo: “Do you think we’ll see any Senate action on deepfakes ahead of the election now we’re in the midst?”Tim Kaine: “Pretty nervous about this…”ML: “Right?”TK: “…this Biden robocall, the fake Biden robocall. I haven’t heard discussion of Senate action about it, but I think all of us paid a lot of attention to that. And we have members who’ve been warning about it for a while.”ML: “Yeah, but now we’re in the midst of the election, makes it harder, right?”TK: “Well, I mean, it can affect either side, but I’ve just not heard of legislative action.”ML: “Yeah. Preciate ya.”Matt Laslo’s a veteran congressional correspondent, new media prof. & founder of Ask a Pol — a new, people-powered press corps.Ask a Pol — asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol. 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