The creator of a viral July post on X that used artificial intelligence to mock Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign is suing to block a California law regulating political AI and deepfakes. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) signed AB 2839 into law in an attempt to keep AI-aided political disinformation out of the election.

California's newest law could land social media users who post, or repost, AI deepfakes that deceive voters about upcoming elections in legal trouble.

A video creator is suing the State of California for a new law labeling the use of "deepfake" artificial intelligence political ads that banned his parody of Vice President Kamala Harris

Kohls' video that Musk shared seemingly would violate these laws by using AI to make Harris appear to give speeches that she never gave. The manipulated audio sounds like Harris, who appears to be mocking herself as a "diversity hire" and claiming that any critics must be "sexist and racist."

In July, the X user shared a digitally altered campaign video mocking Harris, which Elon Musk then boosted and shared.