The Federal Communications Commission initiated a new rulemaking proceeding last month to require broadcasters, along with cable and satellite TV providers, to disclose the use of any AI-generated content in political advertisements. Probably not coincidently, this new administrative state power grab mirrors a plea submitted to the Federal Election Commission by the Democratic National Committee asking the FEC to regulate AI-generated political speech.

FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel and her two Democratic colleagues who control the five-member agency claim the rule is justified to “provide greater transparency regarding the use of AI-generated content in political advertising.”