Vikki Goodwin, the Democrat running for lieutenant governor, has accused her opponent of violating a state law restricting the use of deepfake political ads, according to a notarized affidavit she filed Saturday with the Travis County Sheriff’s Office. Republican incumbent Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick shared two AI-generated ads featuring Goodwin’s likeness — one on Sept. […]
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Candidate Vikki Goodwin reports Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to law enforcement for deepfake political ad
Goodwin, a Democrat, argues that Patrick violated a 2019 Texas law against producing deepfake political ads close to an election.