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AI, in this case, refers to LLMs, GPT technology, and anything listed as "AI" meant to increase market valuations.
Just to translate this headline: "State assembly in Baden-Wuerthemberg (Southwest Germany) prohibits any "AI" fakes in connection with what is taking place at its public meetings" (i.e. committees and plenar sessions)
(Annotations) by me; ~~didn't read the article yet.~~ please see summary in the reply.
Background: it is already forbidden for members of the state parliament to display written or symbolic political messages on their clothing while working on the premises. There was a case where a member wore a shirt displaying something from the late Mr. Kirk - you may guess what side of the political spectrum he is on. He was reprimanded and fully covered the shirt under his suit jacket. But later images circulated from that day that showed the written message on the shirt while he was wearing his jacket on the premises; those images were apparently doctored by "AI." As a result parliament will add wording to their house rules banning such manipulation, threatening to suspend MPs who are violating this new rule.
I initially suspected this state assembly banned this for the whole state but it just applies to MPs. Nevertheless they claim to be the first to introduce such rules.
In Germany, we have federal states, and each federal state has its own parliament. The amended rules of procedure only affect one of the federal states, and this federal state was the first to initiate such an amendment.