I Read Every Line of Massachusetts's New AI Bill. The Legislators Who Wrote It Clearly Didn't.

H.5094 wants to regulate AI in political ads. It forgot about images, enforcement, and the First Amendment. Meanwhile, China's had binding deepfake law for two years.

Massachusetts House Bill 5094 is two pages long. It defines three terms, creates one disclosure requirement, and sets a maximum fine of $1,000.

I’ve read longer restaurant menus.

This is the bill that’s supposed to protect Massachusetts voters from AI-generated deepfakes in political advertising. It was filed on February 10th, sailed through Ways and Mean…