New Jersey outlaws creating, sharing deceptive AI-created media

It is now illegal to make or share deceptive media with artificial intelligence in the Garden State.

Sharing of deceptive deepfakes is now a crime after New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation.

If convicted, a person can be sentenced to up to five years behind bars and a $30,000 fine. There is also a civil penalty as part of the legislation, which would allow a victim to sue the deepfake’s creator.

According to the legislation, a deepfake is a video recording, audio recording or image…