Cooke Sends Cease and Desist Notice to Van Orden over AI Deepfakes

Derrick Van Orden Hit with Cease-and-Desist Letter

“Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) received a cease-and-desist letter Wednesday from attorneys representing Rebecca Cooke, his Democratic challenger for Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District, over the use of AI deepfake videos against his opponent,” the Washington Sun reports.

Van Orden Hit with Cease-and-Desist Letter Over AI Deepfake Videos

Attorneys for Democratic candidate Rebecca Cooke say the Wisconsin representative’s campaign used the technology to “falsely attribute” statements to his opponent.

Cooke campaign sends cease-and-desist to Congressman Van Orden over AI deepfakes

Democrat Rebecca Cooke is challenging Republican U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden in a closely-watched race for Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District.

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Cooke sends cease and desist to Van Orden over AI deepfake videos

Cooke sends cease and desist notice to Van Orden over AI deepfakes

Democratic candidate for Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District, Rebecca Cooke, has issued a cease and desist to Republican congressman Derrick Van Orden over his use of AI-generated videos of her.