Michigan lawmakers: Extortionists using AI to create deepfake pornography must be stopped

Michigan lawmakers: Extortionists using AI to create deepfake pornography must be stopped

Rep. Penelope Tsernoglou (D-East Lansing) speaks in support of legislation to ban nonconsensual “deepfake” pornography before a vote in the Michigan state House on April 24, 2025. | Photo: Anna Liz NicholsLegislation to ban non-consensual hyper-realistic “deepfake” pornography stalled out in the Michigan Legislature last year, but that hasn’t slowed the production of those materials and lawmakers say that needs to change. Bills to outlaw those m…