Klobuchar prepares to mark up landmark legislation on protecting elections from AI

The Senate Rules Committee is scheduled on May 15 to mark up legislation requiring the disclosure of artificial intelligence used by political campaigns and banning deceptive AI-generated content to protect the upcoming election from the threat of disinformation.

The committee action comes as Chair Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) has been calling on her colleagues for weeks to help build bipartisan support for the landmark legislative proposals.

The committee’s “business meeting” next week will include consideration of S.2770, to prohibit the distribution...