John and Shari: Sen. Mullet speaks on deepfakes, run for governor

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John and Shari: Sen. Mullet speaks on deepfakes, run for governor

After Washington Senator Mark Mullet’s (D-Issaquah) daughter, Caroline Mullet, witnessed her friends become victims of a specific sex crime — being the subject of A.I.-generated sexually explicit photos — Mullet proposed legislation to ban that type of crime throughout Washington. The bill, HB 1999, passed 95-0 in the House, with three representatives excused, before passing in the Senate 49-0. Now, Mullet wants this type of legislation to be ad…