Manitoba's Premier says work is underway to protect provincial elections in the advanced technical landscape of deepfake Artificial Intelligence video.
In an interview with the Canadian press, Premier Kinew stated, "We are bringing in legislation, probably in the first sitting of 2025, to address a lot of these issues."
The Provincial Elections Act already bans people from disseminating false information about candidates, impersonating election officials, and more, with Penalties including up to a $10,000 fine and a year in jail.
This decision mimics federal plans to ban impersonation and account for this new technology.
Kinew said he is committed to looking at the recommendations and is concerned about so-called "deepfake" images — pictures or videos manipulated to make it look like someone has said or done something they did not.
