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Vyas Publishes in Tennessee Law Review on Why the Government Can Deepfake You

UMass Law Professor Anoo Vyas’ work, United States of Deepfake, was recently published in the Tennessee Law Review. Professor Vyas’ piece argues that the government may legally deepfake individuals. Further, he explains why the government can inject false speech into the marketplace of ideas, such as by the use of bots, as well as fake images and videos, to influence public opinion. The article examines how this use of deepfakes could alter our belief as to whether an election has been stolen or a military campaign justified. The article then proposes constitutional and statutory solutions.

In continuation of investigating the legalities of deepfakes in the government, Vyas also co-authored an article with Professor Hillary Farber titled “Truth and Technology: Deepfakes in Custodial Interrogations.” Vyas and Farber presented their article at the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law Symposium in January. In their article, Farber and Vyas explore the ethical and legal concerns surrounding the use of generative AI in police interrogations. The article is forthcoming in Volume 27 of the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law.

Professor Vyas is an Assistant Professor at UMass Law and Director of the Community Development Clinic.