Rank 10 of 17

AI scams

AI used to defraud people: scam calls and messages, phishing, fake identities, or chatbots that trick people out of money. A fake of a real person's face or voice is a deepfake.

62

on the Fear Index

Bills11

Lobbying filings119

News320

Wikipedia1.7K

The receipts

1,704Wikipedia views on this fear in the last 30 days

320news articles about it in the last 30 days

11bills, resolutions, rules and orders cite it since January 2025, in 5 states and Congress

7new government controls written into those bills

119federal lobbying filings name it, past year

In their own words

The fear as each bill's official summary or text states it, and the controls the same bill would create.

“prohibit identity fraud using a replica of a person”
SB 163, OhioNot passedLabel or AI noticeUse limits
“A person is liable for damages resulting from a knowing or intentional dissemination of artificially generated media or a phishing communication for the purpose of financial exploitation.”
SB 2373, TexasPassedUse limitsTexas Attorney General
“unlawful use of artificial intelligence in telephone calls”
HB 686, LouisianaNot passedUse limits
“deceptive audio or visual media, defined in the bill, for the purpose of committing a criminal offense involving fraud”
SB 571, VirginiaNot passedUse limits
“use any synthetic media for the purpose of committing any criminal offense involving fraud”
HB 697, VirginiaNot passedUse limits

What it's buying

The government controls written into the bills that cite this fear.

Who benefits

Agencies and officials these bills would hand new power, by number of bills.

1Texas Attorney GeneralAttorney generalmost common control: Use limits1bill

Everyone else lobbying

Companies, trade groups, think tanks, unions and other groups whose lobbying filings name this fear, past year.

1MicrosoftAI company9 filings
2American Security FundLobbying client8 filings
3AT&TTelecom7 filings
4MetaAI company6 filings
5CTIATrade group5 filings
6Mastercard WorldwideLobbying client5 filings

Money, bills and attention

Money on filings naming it

Bills citing it

Wikipedia views

Each dot is one bill. Sources: lobbying filings on LDA.gov that name this fear, the bills that cite it, and Wikipedia readership of its articles.

Latest on this fear

The bills

The ones carrying the most controls, first.

SB 163, OhioNot passedRegards AI images, simulated child porn, replica identity fraudLabel or AI noticeUse limitsRead it on legislature.ohio.gov
HB 686, LouisianaNot passedCRIME/MISDEMEANOR: Provides for the unlawful use of artificial intelligence in telephone calls (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)Use limitsRead it on legis.la.gov
SB 2373, TexasPassedRelating to financial exploitation or financial abuse using artificially generated media or phishing communications; providing a civil penalty; creating a…Use limitsRead it on capitol.texas.gov
HB 2411, VirginiaNot passedConsumer Counsel, Division of; expands duties, artificial intelligence fraud and abuse.New agency powersRead it on lis.virginia.gov
SB 571, VirginiaNot passedSynthetic media; expands applicability of provisions related to defamation, etc., penalty.Use limitsRead it on lis.virginia.gov
HB 697, VirginiaNot passedSynthetic media; use in furtherance of crimes involving fraud, etc., report.Use limitsRead it on lis.virginia.gov
HB 2586, TennesseeNot passedState Government - As introduced, expands the requirements of the 2026 and 2027 annual reports to be submitted by the artificial intelligence advisory council…Read it on wapp.capitol.tn.gov
SB 2521, TennesseeNot passedState Government - As introduced, expands the requirements of the 2026 and 2027 annual reports to be submitted by the artificial intelligence advisory council…Read it on wapp.capitol.tn.gov
H.R. 1734, CongressNot passedPreventing Deep Fake Scams ActRead it on congress.gov
HB 1246, TennesseeNot passedConsumer Protection - As introduced, requires the office of the attorney general and reporter to submit to the chair of the house committee having jurisdiction…Read it on wapp.capitol.tn.gov

All 11 bills citing it, with filters