California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed off Tuesday on laws to protect Hollywood actors and performers against unauthorized artificial intelligence.

As movies push the envelope with AI-generated digital voices and likenesses of actors, California now has laws in place to protect those performers.

California now has some of the toughest laws in the United States to crack down on election deepfakes ahead of the 2024 election after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed three landmark proposals this week at an artificial intelligence conference in San Francisco.

California governor Gavin Newsom signed some of America's toughest laws yet regulating the artificial intelligence sector. Three of these laws crack down on AI deepfakes that could influence elections,