Like the communicative technologies of the past, AI has the potential to amplify human speech rather than replace it, bringing more storytellers, perspectives, and critiques with it.
In Congress, the “NO FAKES” bill claims to promise deepfake fixes, but their restrictions on expression would chill news, history, art, and everyday speech.
Lawmakers are rebranding online speech regulations as child safety or consumer protection, but the First Amendment isn’t fooled. This piece unpacks the censorship hiding behind the spin.