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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
11 CFR Part 112
[Notice 2023–13]
Artificial Intelligence in Campaign Ads
Federal Election Commission.
Notification of availability of
Petition for Rulemaking.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Commission announces
its receipt of a Petition for Rulemaking
filed by Public Citizen. The Petition
asks the Commission to amend its
regulation on fraudulent
misrepresentation of campaign authority
to make clear that the related statutory
prohibition applies to deliberately
deceptive Artificial Intelligence
campaign ads.
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Comments must be submitted on
or before October 16, 2023.
ADDRESSES: All comments must be in
writing. Commenters may submit
comments electronically via the
Commission’s website at https://
sers.fec.gov/fosers/, reference REG
2023–02.
Each commenter must provide, at a
minimum, his or her first name, last
name, city and state. All properly
submitted comments, including
attachments, will become part of the
public record, and the Commission will
make comments available for public
viewing on the Commission’s website
and in the Commission’s Public Records
Office. Accordingly, commenters should
not provide in their comments any
information that they do not wish to
make public, such as a home street
address, personal email address, date of
birth, phone number, social security
number, or driver’s license number, or
any information that is restricted from
disclosure, such as trade secrets or
commercial or financial information
that is privileged or confidential.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert M. Knop, Assistant General
Counsel, or Ms. Jennifer Waldman,
Attorney, 1050 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20463, (202) 694–1650
or (800) 424–9530.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July
13, 2023, the Commission received a
Petition for Rulemaking (‘‘Petition’’)
from Public Citizen, a non-profit
advocacy organization. The Petition
asks the Commission to amend its
regulation on ‘‘fraudulent
misrepresentation’’ at 11 CFR 110.16 to
clarify that ‘‘the restrictions and
penalties of the law and the Code of
Regulations are applicable’’ should
‘‘candidates or their agents fraudulently
misrepresent other candidates or
political parties through deliberately
false [Artificial Intelligence]-generated
content in campaign ads or other
communications.’’ Petition at 5.
The Federal Election Campaign Act
(the ‘‘Act’’) provides that a candidate for
federal office, employee, or agent of
such a candidate shall not ‘‘fraudulently
misrepresent’’ themselves or any
committee or organization under their
control ‘‘as speaking or writing or
otherwise acting for or on behalf of any
other candidate or political party or
employee or agent thereof on a matter
which is damaging to such other
candidate or political party or employee
or agent thereof.’’ 52 U.S.C. 30124(a)(1).
The Petition asserts that generative
Artificial Intelligence and deepfake
technology, is being ‘‘used to create
convincing images, audio and video
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hoaxes.’’ Petition at 2. The Petition
asserts that while the technology is not
so far advanced currently as for viewers
to not be able to identify when it is used
disingenuously, if the use of the
‘‘technology continues to improve, it
will become increasingly difficult, and
perhaps, nearly impossible for an
average person to distinguish deepfake
videos and audio clips from authentic
media.’’ Id.
The Petition notes that the technology
will ‘‘almost certainly create the
opportunity for political actors to
deploy it to deceive voters[,] in ways
that extend well beyond any First
Amendment protections for political
expression, opinion or satire.’’ Id.
According to the Petition, this
technology might be used to ‘‘create a
video that purports to show an
opponent making an offensive statement
or accepting a bribe’’ and, once
disseminated, be used for the purpose of
‘‘persuading voters that the opponent
said or did something they did not say
or do.’’ Id. The Petition explains that a
deepfake audio clip or video by a
candidate or their agent would violate
the fraudulent misrepresentation
provision by ‘‘falsely putting words into
another candidate’s mouth, or showing
the candidate taking action they did not
[take],’’ thereby ‘‘fraudulently speak[ing]
or act[ing] ‘for’ that candidate in a way
deliberately intended to [harm] him or
her.’’ Id. at 3. The Petitioner states that
because the deepfaker misrepresents
themselves as speaking for the
deepfaked candidate, ‘‘the deepfake is
fraudulent because the deepfaked
candidate in fact did not say or do what
is depicted by the deepfake and because
the deepfake aims to deceive the
public.’’ Id. The Petitioner draws a
distinction between deepfakes, which it
contends violates the prohibition on
fraudulent misrepresentation, and other
uses of Artificial Intelligence in
campaign communications, such as in
parodies, where the purpose and effect
are not to deceive voters, or as in other
communications where ‘‘there is a
sufficiently prominent disclosure that
the image, audio or video was generated
by [A]rtificial [I]ntelligence and portrays
fictitious statements and actions.’’ Id. at
4.
The Commission seeks comment on
the Petition. The public may inspect the
Petition on the Commission’s website at
https://www.fec.gov/fosers/.
The Commission will not consider the
Petition’s merits until after the comment
period closes. If the Commission
decides that the Petition has merit, it
may begin a rulemaking proceeding.
The Commission will announce any
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Authority: 52 U.S.C. 30108, 30111(a)(8).
Dated: August 10, 2023.
On behalf of the Commission,
Dara S. Lindenbaum,
Chair, Federal Election Commission.
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[Docket No. FDA–2023–N–2632]
Food Standards of Identity
Modernization; Pasteurized Orange
Juice; Request for Information
Food and Drug Administration,
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Services.
ACTION: Petition for rulemaking; request
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AGENCY:
The Food and Drug
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announcing that the Florida Citrus
Processors Association (FCPA) and
Florida Citrus Mutual (FCM) have filed
a citizen petition requesting that we
amend the standard of identity (SOI) for
pasteurized orange juice (POJ) by
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I. FCPA and FCM Petition
The SOI for POJ requires that the
product contains not less than 10.5
percent by weight of orange juice
soluble solids (also expressed as degree
Brix), exclusive of the solids of any
added optional sweetening ingredients,
and the ratio of the Brix hydrometer
reading to the grams of anhydrous citric
acid per 100 milliliters of juice is not
less than 10 to 1 (§ 146.140(a) (21 CFR
146.140(a)). The Brix level expresses the
percentage of orange juice solids present
in a product. The SOI for POJ allows for
the addition of concentrated orange
juice ingredients and certain optional
sweetening ingredients to adjust the
Brix (§ 146.140(b) and (c)), provided that
the label of POJ bears a statement that
the concentrated orange juice ingredient
or optional sweetening ingredient has
been added (§ 146.140(e)(1) and (2)).
Under this standard, the ‘‘optional
sweetening ingredients’’ (or
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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
11 CFR Part 112
[Notice 2023-13]
Artificial Intelligence in Campaign Ads
AGENCY: Federal Election Commission.
ACTION: Notification of availability of Petition for Rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: The Commission announces its receipt of a Petition for
Rulemaking filed by Public Citizen. The Petition asks the Commission to
amend its regulation on fraudulent misrepresentation of campaign
authority to make clear that the related statutory prohibition applies
to deliberately deceptive Artificial Intelligence campaign ads.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 16, 2023.
ADDRESSES: All comments must be in writing. Commenters may submit
comments electronically via the Commission's website at https://sers.fec.gov/fosers/, reference REG 2023-02.
Each commenter must provide, at a minimum, his or her first name,
last name, city and state. All properly submitted comments, including
attachments, will become part of the public record, and the Commission
will make comments available for public viewing on the Commission's
website and in the Commission's Public Records Office. Accordingly,
commenters should not provide in their comments any information that
they do not wish to make public, such as a home street address,
personal email address, date of birth, phone number, social security
number, or driver's license number, or any information that is
restricted from disclosure, such as trade secrets or commercial or
financial information that is privileged or confidential.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert M. Knop, Assistant General
Counsel, or Ms. Jennifer Waldman, Attorney, 1050 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20463, (202) 694-1650 or (800) 424-9530.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 13, 2023, the Commission received a
Petition for Rulemaking (``Petition'') from Public Citizen, a non-
profit advocacy organization. The Petition asks the Commission to amend
its regulation on ``fraudulent misrepresentation'' at 11 CFR 110.16 to
clarify that ``the restrictions and penalties of the law and the Code
of Regulations are applicable'' should ``candidates or their agents
fraudulently misrepresent other candidates or political parties through
deliberately false [Artificial Intelligence]-generated content in
campaign ads or other communications.'' Petition at 5.
The Federal Election Campaign Act (the ``Act'') provides that a
candidate for federal office, employee, or agent of such a candidate
shall not ``fraudulently misrepresent'' themselves or any committee or
organization under their control ``as speaking or writing or otherwise
acting for or on behalf of any other candidate or political party or
employee or agent thereof on a matter which is damaging to such other
candidate or political party or employee or agent thereof.'' 52 U.S.C.
30124(a)(1).
The Petition asserts that generative Artificial Intelligence and
deepfake technology, is being ``used to create convincing images, audio
and video hoaxes.'' Petition at 2. The Petition asserts that while the
technology is not so far advanced currently as for viewers to not be
able to identify when it is used disingenuously, if the use of the
``technology continues to improve, it will become increasingly
difficult, and perhaps, nearly impossible for an average person to
distinguish deepfake videos and audio clips from authentic media.'' Id.
The Petition notes that the technology will ``almost certainly
create the opportunity for political actors to deploy it to deceive
voters[,] in ways that extend well beyond any First Amendment
protections for political expression, opinion or satire.'' Id.
According to the Petition, this technology might be used to ``create a
video that purports to show an opponent making an offensive statement
or accepting a bribe'' and, once disseminated, be used for the purpose
of ``persuading voters that the opponent said or did something they did
not say or do.'' Id. The Petition explains that a deepfake audio clip
or video by a candidate or their agent would violate the fraudulent
misrepresentation provision by ``falsely putting words into another
candidate's mouth, or showing the candidate taking action they did not
[take],'' thereby ``fraudulently speak[ing] or act[ing] `for' that
candidate in a way deliberately intended to [harm] him or her.'' Id. at
3. The Petitioner states that because the deepfaker misrepresents
themselves as speaking for the deepfaked candidate, ``the deepfake is
fraudulent because the deepfaked candidate in fact did not say or do
what is depicted by the deepfake and because the deepfake aims to
deceive the public.'' Id. The Petitioner draws a distinction between
deepfakes, which it contends violates the prohibition on fraudulent
misrepresentation, and other uses of Artificial Intelligence in
campaign communications, such as in parodies, where the purpose and
effect are not to deceive voters, or as in other communications where
``there is a sufficiently prominent disclosure that the image, audio or
video was generated by [A]rtificial [I]ntelligence and portrays
fictitious statements and actions.'' Id. at 4.
The Commission seeks comment on the Petition. The public may
inspect the Petition on the Commission's website at https://www.fec.gov/fosers/.
The Commission will not consider the Petition's merits until after
the comment period closes. If the Commission decides that the Petition
has merit, it may begin a rulemaking proceeding. The Commission will
announce any
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action that is takes in the Federal Register.
Authority: 52 U.S.C. 30108, 30111(a)(8).
Dated: August 10, 2023.
On behalf of the Commission,
Dara S. Lindenbaum,
Chair, Federal Election Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023-17547 Filed 8-15-23; 8:45 am]
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