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Encode publishes piece in Tech Policy Press announcing map of child deepfake exploitation.

Report Recommendations for 3rd Party Auditing and Whistleblower Protections Include Key Provisions of SB 1047, to Improve AI Safety

A coalition of advocacy groups are urging the top lawmakers on the House Energy and Commerce Committee to pass legislation that would criminalize the publication of nonconsensual sexually explicit deepfakes.

Encode, in partnership with Pathos Consulting Group, just released an AI certification course for independent educators.

Encode’s Adam Billen and Sunny Gandhi published a piece in Tech Policy Press discussing the TAKE IT DOWN and DEFIANCE Acts.

Encode Urges True Cooperation on AI Governance In Light of “Missed Opportunity” at Paris Summit

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U.S. Sets Historic AI Policy for Nuclear Weapons in FY2025 National Defense Authorization Act.

Third tier companies make products; second tier companies make technology; first tier companies make standards

Our amicus brief is supported by Nobel Prize winner Geoffrey Hinton.

Encode celebrates key victory following months of advocacy for bipartisan bill to combat online intimate image abuse.

Encode’s Adam Billen publishes op-ed addressing steps schools and lawmakers can take to combat deepfake nudes in schools in the Seattle Times.

On Wednesday, Americans for Responsible Innovation and Encode announced a new petition campaign, urging the House of Representatives to pass protections against AI-generated non-consensual intimate images (NCII) and revenge porn before the end of the year.

Deepfake sexual abuse, a growing issue in schools with significant harm to young female victims, underscores the urgent need for updated policies.

On Wednesday, Americans for Responsible Innovation and Encode announced a new petition campaign, urging the House of Representatives to pass protections against AI-generated non-consensual intimate images (NCII) and revenge porn before the end of the year.

Event featuring deepfake victim Francesca Mani and Sens. Cruz, Klobuchar, and Durbin

Sunny Gandhi of Encode: “It’s a moral chasm between Silicon Valley and Main Street.”

Earlier this year, Sneha Revanur began to notice a new trend among her friends: “In the same way that Google has become a commonly accepted verb, ChatGPT just entered our daily vocabulary.” A freshman in college at the time, she noticed that—whether drafting an email to a professor or penning a breakup text—her peers seemed to be using the chatbot for just about everything.

Encode publishes open letter in support of the DEFIANCE Act with support from industry, civil society, and the education space.

Encode Justice called on global policymakers to pass rules protecting the livelihoods and rights of young people as the technology is developed by 2030.

Youth activists issued a sweeping call to action on Thursday for heightened AI protections.