Critics Say Sweeping Artificial Intelligence Regulations Could Target Parody, Satire Such as ‘South Park,’ ‘Family Guy’

As lawmakers seek to regulate uncharted AI territory, a debate is emerging about whether broad definitions could unintentionally chill the speech of parody and cartoon creators.

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People reflected in a window of a hotel at the Davos Promenade with a slogan about AI alongside the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland. AP/Markus Schreiber

With the artificial intelligence boom well underway, lawmakers are racing to crack down on an influx of deepfake pornography, fraud, and phony celebrity endorsements circulating on social media and the internet at-large.

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