Ohio lawmakers want to crack down on AI deepfakes as explicit content grows online

By: Morgan Trau

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: January 23, 2026

Words: 714

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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Ohio lawmakers are continuing their push to regulate artificial intelligence, moving to crack down on explicit and nonconsensual content.

With just one prompt, a staunch Republican can become a diehard Democrat.

Artificial intelligence can create and edit photos and videos. Fake pictures or videos of people, called deepfakes, have become more prevalent online.

“You should be able to tell someone, ‘Please take that down, that picture never happened,'” Mathews said.

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