Bill > H72

This bill establishes a Massachusetts State Deepfake and Digital Provenance Task Force to protect against deep fakes used to facilitate criminal or torturous conduct. The key provisions of the bill include defining terms like "digital content provenance" and "digital content forgery," outlining the composition and responsibilities of the task force, and requiring the task force to develop a plan to reduce the proliferation and impact of digital content forgeries and deepfakes. The task force is also tasked with investigating the feasibility of state standards and technologies for determining digital content provenance, conducting a public education campaign, and developing mechanisms for content creators to certify the authenticity of their work. The task force is required to submit a report to the legislature by January 1, 2024, with recommendations for modifying the definition of digital content forgery and deepfakes, as well as potential amendments to other code sections impacted by these technologies.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H72