Judge Evette Pennypacker says claims by Tesla's lawyers that the businessman was the subject of 'deepfakes' could be used by high-profile celebrities to 'avoid taking ownership' of their public statements.
Elon Musk has been ordered to be interviewed under oath to determine if he made specific statements about Tesla's Autopilot feature after the carmaker threw their authenticity into doubt, saying the billionaire was often a target of online"deepfakes".made the tentative ruling after raising concerns that such arguments could be used by Musk - and other high-profile celebrities - to"avoid taking ownership" of their public statements.
The"deepfake" claim was made by lawyers for Musk's firm while defending a lawsuit brought over the safety ofThe family of Walter Huang are suing the company at Santa Clara Superior Court over a car crash that killed theHowever, the carmaker contends the engineer was playing a videogame on his phone before the crash and disregarded vehicle warnings.
Musk's lawyers say the entrepreneur cannot recall details about statements and have argued that"like many public figures, [he] is the subject of many 'deepfake' videos and audio recordings that purport to show him saying and doing things he never actually said or did".
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