Increasingly, AI and political deepfakes are impacting elections around the world. In 2022, Russian hackers created an AI-manipulated video showing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ordering his forces to surrender. In Taiwan in 2023, fake audio was created and disseminated of a presidential candidate endorsing his opponents, which he never did.
SACRAMENTO – Tonight the Legislature passed AB 1831, authored by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park), to criminalize the creation, distribution, and possession of artificial intelligence-generated Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM).
SACRAMENTO, CA — Today the Legislature passed AB 2655, authored by Assemblymember Berman (D-Menlo Park), which will protect election integrity by requiring large online platforms to remove, after receipt of a complaint, the posting of deceptive and digitally altered or created images, audio, or video recordings meant to give the impression that a candidate or elected official d
SACRAMENTO –Today Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) announced the passage through the Legislature of AB 2176, which will expand the Office of Youth and Community Restoration’s (OYCR) authority to support a public health approach to juvenile detention.
SACRAMENTO –Today the Legislature overwhelmingly passed AB 3158, authored by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park), which will enable West Valley-Mission Community College District (WVMCCD) to waive tuition fees for all students living in its service area. The bill now awaits the Governor’s signature.
SAN JOSE– Today the Governor signed AB 3209, authored by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) and Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Salinas), which creates the first-of-its-kind Retail Crime Restraining Order.
I have a slate of community gatherings in the works this summer and fall. Check out my events calendar here for a full list of dates and details. I hope to see you there!
San Jose Community Coffee – Thu, Jul 25, 8 - 9:30am
SACRAMENTO - Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) released the following statement in regards to his bill, AB 1958, to implement the good governance recommendations made by the State Auditor in their audit of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA).
Derek M. Norman, The New York Times
Last May, Samir Bhavnani, a 47-year-old tech executive from San Diego, was planning a trip to Palm Springs, Calif., where he planned to propose to his girlfriend. He found the perfect spot on Vrbo: It offered a “spa in a grotto,” a slide and a swim-up bar and had plenty of five-star reviews.
He decided to book two nights, at $595 a night. But somehow, the total came to about $2,300.