Singapore moots legislation to outlaw use of deepfakes during elections

Singapore has proposed new legislation to outlaw the use of digitally manipulated content, specifically deepfakes, during elections. 

The new legal steps will safeguard "the integrity and truthfulness of representation" during elections, said the Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI) in a statement on Monday. The proposed bill was introduced in parliament and will be tabled for a second reading at the next sitting. 

It aims to provide new legislation to safeguard the local population against digitally manipulated content, including audio, video, and image generated by artificial intelligence (AI), otherwise known as deepfakes. 

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Advancements in generative AI (Gen AI) technology have opened up opportunities, but also present information risks, with threat actors leveraging it to create and spread misinformation, MDDI said. It pointed to an increase in malicious deepfakes used in scams ...