President Biden recently signed an executive order that the White House claims is the most "sweeping action ever taken" to protect Americans from artificial intelligence , but a leading deepfake detection company said the measure has "dangerous limitations." Speaking with Fox News Digital, Reality Defender co-founder and CEP Ben Colman said he applauded the Biden administration for addressing AI now versus kicking it down the line.
The Department of Commerce will develop guidance for content authentication and watermarking to clearly label AI-generated content," the White House said. "Federal agencies will use these tools to make it easy for Americans to know that the communications they receive from their government are authentic—and set an example for the private sector and governments around the world.
The provenance watermarking proposed in the executive order, Colman noted, has been developed and promoted by some of the largest tech companies, including Microsoft, Adobe, Arm and Intel. "It's a bit of a walled garden approach where they're trying and saying, trust us, we will govern ourselves, no need for any regulations. And our view is that it's quite a bit self-serving for the large main players," Colman said.