Italy approves AI law with prison terms for deepfakes

In cases of so-called deepfakes, it can appear that someone said or did something they never actually did. 

MPs acted after a series of recent cases involving AI-generated pornographic videos, in which women, including public figures, were often the victims.

According to the government, Italy is the first EU country to establish a national legal framework that incorporates new European Union AI guidelines.

The law sets out general principles for the use of artificial intelligence and instructs the government to draft detailed regulations on the use of AI systems.