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IBM Calls For Stricter Regulatory Posture On Deepfakes

IBM is urging lawmakers and federal agencies to police deepfakes and other synthetic content generated by artificial intelligence ahead of the 2024 presidential election, in order to maintain election security, artist protection and privacy. 

Announced on Wednesday, the tech behemoth called for a combination of technical and legal solutions to prevent AI technologies and their products from undermining U.S. Elections, publicly endorsing the bipartisan Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act for the first time. 

"Democracy depends on a population's ability to participate in free and fair elections," the company said in a statement. "Unfortunately, bad actors can use deepfakes to impersonate public officials and candidates to deceive voters in a variety of ways that would undermine this key principle."

The company advocated protections for artists and creators to defend their work and likenesses, saying lawmakers must "hold platforms accountable if they knowingly disseminate such unauthorized content." 

"We need regulations to protect elections, to protect creators and to protect people's privacy," said Chris Padilla, IBM's vice president for government and regulatory affairs, during a press briefing. 

Padilla also confirmed IBM has supported penalizing the misuse of AI tools and their products since last September, when leadership met with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., during his series of AI Insight Forums. On the transatlantic front, the company also voiced its support for the European Union's AI Act, which applies stricter laws for disclosing when content is synthetic.

He said that supporting these legislative projects that work to penalize and regulate deepfakes is part of the larger aim to bring accountability to AI technologies while not stifling innovation in the field. 

"We have said generally that we think existing copyright law is pretty good to protect creators — Fair Use provisions can be used to protect the copyrights of individuals — but that there are certain gaps that need to be addressed," Padilla said. "It's all part of a bigger picture: regulate risk, promote open source and have accountability. And that's where we're coming from."

Usher's New Look And IBM Unite To Educate Underserved Youth On AI

Youth learners will gain access to over 1,000 IBM SkillsBuild courses spanning AI fundamentals, ethics, machine learning, and more.

Usher's New Look (UNL) has joined with IBM to provide free career training centered on artificial intelligence (AI) and professional skills through IBM's SkillsBuild platform.

This collaboration aims to benefit thousands of UNL's underrepresented youth learners nationwide, equipping them with vital technological know-how for future workforce success. According to a press release, the partnership enhances UNL's existing leadership, financial literacy, and career-readiness curricula by integrating customized IBM SkillsBuild AI coursework tailored to learners' levels.

Courses include resume writing with AI, building chatbots, and mastering AI prompting.

Coupled with professional skills like public speaking and interview prep, these learning plans provide "a foundational understanding of AI" to prepare students for careers. Beyond customized plans, learners will gain access to over 1,000 SkillsBuild courses spanning AI fundamentals, ethics, machine learning, and customer service—aligning with IBM's goal to train 2 million people in AI through 2026.

"It's a privilege for IBM to join forces with Usher's New Look in making a real difference for promising young learners from communities that have been historically underrepresented in technology," said Justina Nixon-Saintil, IBM vice president and chief impact officer. "As AI continues to be a driving force in the workplace, we believe that IBM SkillsBuild is well-positioned to help students develop the technology skills they'll need to succeed."

Careshia Moore, UNL's president and CEO, echoed the value: "Access to AI and other innovative technological advances will help our students become productive members of today's competitive workforce."

UNL, an organization founded by singer Usher Raymond IV in 1999, supports under-resourced youth, will integrate IBM's resources into programs like its Disruptivator Clubs, Leadership Academies, and the 2024 Disruptivator Summit, which is expected to put on the nation's largest youth conference this July in Atlanta.

"We believe IBM SkillsBuild can make a real difference for promising learners underrepresented in tech," Nixon-Saintil said.

The collaboration underscores AI's workforce impact: 61% of respondents in a recent survey deemed it "necessary" for K-12 students to learn AI skills for future careers.

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