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Erik Passoja

@bigbaderik.bsky.social
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Actor | Technologist | Co-Chair, LA New Technology Committee at #SAGAFTRA and LA Government Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP) Committee | #informedconsent #provenance #provenancedata #digitalwatermarking #NCIS #TheFlightAttendant #SWAT #Hunters

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Erik Passoja @bigbaderik.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Four things are needed to handle this: Provenance. Consent. Authorization. Liability. Who is responsible when things go bad? “The stockholder” is never the right answer.
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Erik Passoja @bigbaderik.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
NRA, do you hear this? He doesn’t believe in the 2nd. #NRA #LicensedFirearm #AlexPretti #SayHisName www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
nytimes.com
Minneapolis Live Updates: Trump Faults Pretti for Carrying Gun but Says He Wants ‘Honest’ Inquiry
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Protect Digital Identity @protectdid.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
🆘 We have begun crowd-funding to get us to the next hearing which will be placed on the calendar sometime prior to January 23rd. 🆘 We have lots of work to do and we are up against billion dollar companies. 🆘 We will need at least 250 people at that next hearing. 🆘 Please consider a donation.
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Donate to Guardrails for a Safe AI Future, organized by Protect Digital Identity
Our Future is at Risk Unethical AI has stolen years of human work without co… Protect Digital Identity needs your support for Guardrails for a Safe AI Future
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Stardust 🌏🎬 @stardustbluepr.com · 22/12/2025
Wishing All a Blessed & Beautiful Holiday. Gifting you a vetted PowerPack of Powerful Protectors Passionately Preserving Democracy. This pack includes writers, comedians, actors, musicians and incredible Dems who give it their all every single day. 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄 🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
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Stardust 🌏🎬 @stardustbluepr.com · 09/12/2025
Paul Brest Hall at Stanford was jammed with people this week as hundreds of actors, writers, musicians and digital artists showed up to tell lawmakers they are done being kept in the dark about how artificial intelligence is trained on their work. #CAAB412 #AB412 #March2Testify
hoodline.com
Hollywood Heavyweights Storm Stanford in AI Showdown Over AB 412
Hundreds of actors and artists rallied at Stanford for AB 412, pushing for disclosure of AI training data.
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Protect Digital Identity @protectdid.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
The incredible creative crew who stood up for all of us at Stanford at this mornings hearing! We thank you!! @navavoices.org @sagaftra.org @digelsrud.bsky.social #CAAB412 #March2Testify
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Protect Digital Identity @protectdid.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Tomorrow creators take a stand for their work. Thank you @crooksandliars.bsky.social for sharing our story. And Thank you @lydiacornell.bsky.social! #March2Testify #CAAB412 #AB412
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CA AB412 Matters
My friend Lydia Cornell brought this issue to my attention!
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Zachary Berger @zacharyberger.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Open AI doesn't want to be transparent about what's in their datasets - this bill would force them. If you're pro AI regulation (esp if you're in Bay Area), please show up and offer your support for this bill! If you can't make it, help spread the word! RSVP link: bit.ly/44lRMsX Details below 👇
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Protect Digital Identity @protectdid.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
“Critics of OpenAI’s multibillion dollar corporate restructuring want to bring the matter to California voters, launching two different ballot initiatives as well as a campaign website that calls on billionaires like Elon Musk to pitch in on halting the business expansion.”
politico.com
‘Calling all billionaires’: OpenAI critics urge Musk, Zuckerberg to fund ballot effort
The ChatGPT maker faces at least two different California ballot initiatives, targeting its multibillion-dollar corporate restructuring.
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Protect Digital Identity @protectdid.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
🆘 !! THEY’RE MOBILIZING !! 🆘 🆘 !!THIS IS NOT A DRILL !! 🆘 AI COMPANIES ARE COMING TO STANFORD Sign-up at March2Testify.org FIGHTING TO KEEP THEIR THEFT LEGAL DEC 8TH @ 10AM WE NEED YOU THERE DECEMBER 8TH STANFORD UNIVERSITY OUR FUTURE IS DECIDED IN 7 DAYS. #CAAB412 #march2testify #copyright
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Stardust 🌏🎬 @stardustbluepr.com · 21/11/2025
🆘 🆘 🆘 🆘 🆘 Sign up at March2Testify.org to stand up in person for Your Rights as an artist, creator on December 8th at Stanford U 9am We have one chance to get this right. 🆘 🆘 🆘 🆘 🆘
march2testify.org
Protect Digital Identities | Support Digital Identity Rights Legislation
Your Digital Identity Is YOURS. Support AI legislation to protect against deepfakes and identity theft.
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Erik Passoja @bigbaderik.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Heck, yeah. Just signed up…see you at Stanford on 12/8!
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Erik Passoja @bigbaderik.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Heck, yeah. I signed up! See you at Stanford on 12/8.
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Erik Passoja @bigbaderik.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Anyone failing to cut the poor off from food stamps has failed twice.
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Erik Passoja @bigbaderik.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Before the French revolution, wasn’t Nvidia worth $5 trillion while a judge ruled for emergency funding on food stamps?
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Erik Passoja @bigbaderik.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Go @davidjolliffe.bsky.social ! A true warrior and a dedicated union leader. And a mensch. Vote for him.
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Stardust 🌏🎬 @stardustbluepr.com · 03/08/2025
“The emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next.” #AIEthics
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We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.
The emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next.
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Protect Digital Identity @protectdid.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
“Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., called out artificial intelligence companies like Meta for their alleged role in taking more than 200 terabytes of published works from authors without paying them a dime to make AI smarter.”
foxbusiness.com
Senator slams Big Tech's role in 'pirating' copyrighted books for AI training purposes
Meta executives acquired pirated books for AI training despite ethical concerns. Recent court rulings on AI copyright infringement show mixed results for authors.
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Protect Digital Identity @protectdid.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
‘An ambitious Cal state senator is appealing directly to major tech firms, incl. Google, Meta and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, hoping to get them on board with his second attempt at regulating AI after his failed push last year rocked Silicon Valley with reverberations all the way to Washington.’
politico.com
California lawmaker scrambles to calm tech titans over revamped bill
State Sen. Scott Wiener wants AI companies on his side this time, after a bruising showdown over AI rules last year.
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Protect Digital Identity @protectdid.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
New article: Why the EFF is wrong about digital identity protection. A checksum isn't censorship—it's binary consent verification. Without standards, anyone can be deepfaked. With standards? A $425B authentication market. bit.ly/44cgXgH #DigitalIdentity #AI #ContentAuthenticity #NOFAKES #Deepfakes
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The Digital Rights Paradox: How the EFF's "Anti-Censorship" Kills a $425 B Trust Market
Here's what "informed consent" looks like in Hollywood right now.
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Protect Digital Identity @protectdid.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
“New company Incantor AI has launched with what the tech company calls the “first AI model that enables creator attribution and IP rights tracking across all gen AI-derived content created on its platform.” #AIEthics
variety.com
New Company Incantor Launches With Model That Tracks IP Rights Across AI; Verve to Advise Hollywood Clients (EXCLUSIVE)
New company Incantor AI has launched with what the tech company calls the "first AI model that enables creator attribution and IP rights tracking."
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Protect Digital Identity @protectdid.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
“Hollywood's AI concerns so far have mostly been from actors and writers trying to defend their name, image and likeness from being leveraged by movie studios without a fair value trade. Now, those studios are trying to protect themselves against AI tech giants.” #AIEthics
axios.com
Disney, NBCU sue Midjourney over copyright infringement
It's the first legal action from major Hollywood studios against a generative AI company.
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Erik Passoja @bigbaderik.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Excited to join @DigitalHollywood's AI Entertainment Summit panel on state AI regulation! Discussing how different state approaches to deepfake protections impact performers and creators. July 21-23, 2PM PST / 5PM EST, virtual event. #DigitalHollywood #AISummit #PublicPolicy #TechPolicy #AILaw
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Erik Passoja @bigbaderik.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Someone I know was just shot in the leg at a #PeacefulProtest in LA. Don’t believe the propaganda. There are no riots here. They’re in a trauma unit but OK.
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Protect Digital Identity @protectdid.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
“Natasha Lyonne, runs the Los Angeles production company Animal Pictures with fellow actor and comedian Maya Rudolph. Lyonne has been a screen actor since childhood. “ #AIEthics
bfi.org.uk
Natasha Lyonne on AI
In our September 2023 issue, Lyonne spoke about the limitations of AI in filmmaking and the related risk of worker exploitation.
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Erik Passoja @bigbaderik.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
May the Force escort you to your seat. #AndorSeason2 #TVAcademy
Erik Passoja with Star Wars stormtroopers
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Protect Digital Identity @protectdid.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Scammers are now impersonating governors & senators. This isn't theoretical. Deepfakes are hitting the highest levels of government RIGHT NOW. Your voice needs the same legal protections as your signature. ==> www.protectdigitalidentity.org abcnews.go.com/Politics/fbi...
abcnews.go.com
FBI investigating attempts to impersonate White House chief of staff Susie Wiles
The FBI is investigating mysterious texts and calls from someone who has claimed to be White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, sources familiar with the matter said.
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Erik Passoja @bigbaderik.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
We’ve gotten to where I see this and think, “That’s all today? Phew.”
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Stardust 🌏🎬 @stardustbluepr.com · 26/05/2025
Honoring and Remembering our US Military Personnel who died in service to our country. Prayers, love, and strength to all who have lost a loved one, and to those who served. #MemorialDay 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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Erik Passoja @bigbaderik.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Grocery prices have gone up 26% over the last three years, and folks are are whining about the potential price of an iPhone with tariffs. Don’t you buy an iPhone every few years? I ain't a fan of his, but this country's priorities are $&@%ed up.
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Erik Passoja @bigbaderik.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Digital identity protection is hitting a 2025 turning point. • NO FAKES Act now backed by Google, OpenAI, SAG-AFTRA • LinkedIn rolls out C2PA authentication • 68% of deepfakes nearly indistinguishable Here's why. #DigitalIdentity #ContentAuthentication #AIEthics www.linkedin.com/pulse/digita...
linkedin.com
The Digital Identity Protection Revolution: Momentum Builds as Losses Mount
The past month has delivered a sobering reminder of why digital identity protection has become one of the most urgent technological and legislative priorities of our time. While lawmakers advance grou...
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Protect Digital Identity @protectdid.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
“AI-driven fraud is like on the rise. Deepfakes, once stuck to damaging videos affecting celebrities and average citizens alike, are now like advanced enough to happen in real time.” #AIEthics
globaldomainsnews.com
AI-Generated Clone of Gaming YouTuber's Voice Used in 'Doom' Videos - Global News - Your Window to the World
On a kinda unknown YouTube channel, this breezy, British narrator is chatting about the ins and outs of Doom: The Dark Ages’ story. Though not really named,
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Deana Igelsrud @digelsrud.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
I just called my House Member, and BOTH of my US Senators ... Call them to tell them UNEQUIVOCALLY NO on the State AI Regulation Ban. No joke, we are going to have to repeatedly call these guys. Do it every morning while you’re having your breakfast. Easy peasy! 5calls.org/issue/ai-reg...
5calls.org
Stop the State AI Regulation Ban in the Budget Reconciliation Bill ⭑ 5 Calls
On May 11th, Republicans in the House Energy & Commerce committee added language to their portion of the partisan budget reconciliation bill that …
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Stardust 🌏🎬 @stardustbluepr.com · 19/05/2025
Taylor Swift to high school girls around the country have been victims of non-consensual, explicit deepfakes images, where a person’s face is superimposed on a nude body using AI. Now, after months of outcry, there is finally a federal law criminalizing the sharing of those images. #AIEthics 👏
cnn.com
Victims of explicit deepfakes can now take legal action against people who create it | CNN Business
In recent years, people ranging from Taylor Swift and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez to high school girls around the country have been victims of non-consensual, explicit deepfakes — images where a per...
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Erik Passoja @bigbaderik.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
FACT: many Americans don’t have the basic education to look up a definition of “to 86”? Start with the dictionary: Merriam-Webster: www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/e...
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Definition of EIGHTY-SIX
to refuse to serve (a customer); to eject or ban (a customer); broadly : to eject, dismiss, or remove (someone); to remove (an item) from a menu : to no longer offer (an item) to customers… See the fu...
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Erik Passoja @bigbaderik.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Quick, get rid of diversity in the CIA because it's easy to blend in globally if you're a white male. #SarcasmDoesntPrint
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Erik Passoja @bigbaderik.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
(1 of 2) Dubbing is such an undervalued job now that they make the actors lock their phones in a cubby-safe The new software can change the language, change the lip movement...and keep the original voice and emotional content.
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Erik Passoja @bigbaderik.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Why are we comparing computer <--> human intelligence? 🧑🏼‍🦱 We are bags of adrenaline and cortisol and oxytocin with five senses. 🤖 AI is a new species that recognizes patterns in data oceans where we can’t swim. Assuming AI will think like us is not only inaccurate—it’s myopic and dangerous.
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Stardust 🌏🎬 @stardustbluepr.com · 10/05/2025
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV laid out the vision of his papacy Saturday, identifying artificial intelligence as one of the most critical matters facing humanity and vowing to continue with some of the core priorities of Pope Francis. #AIEthics
apnews.com
Pope Leo XIV lays out vision of papacy and identifies AI as a main challenge for humanity
Pope Leo XIV has laid out the vision of his papacy and has identified artificial intelligence as one of the most critical matters facing humanity.
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Protect Digital Identity @protectdid.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
“We need strong regulations and protections in place to safeguard artists when people try to steal their work and pass it off as their own using artificial intelligence,”“This bill was made to clarify existing law using language approved by both #SAGAFTRA and the #MPA #AIEthics
illinoissenatedemocrats.com
Edly-Allen advances measure to protect artists from AI
SPRINGFIELD – Recording artists could soon have more protections from artificial intelligence (AI) replicating their voice or work under legislation from State Senator Mary Edly-Allen and State Repres...
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Erik Passoja @bigbaderik.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
He may have been too Christlike for some people, but from an outsider’s perspective, he was my fave so far. RIP #PopeFrancis. #CatholicChurch #Requiem
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Erik Passoja @bigbaderik.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Just returned from the Internet Identity Workshop in San Jose where experts tackled protecting digital IDs in the AI era. It seems folks were not yet incorporating likeness, voice, and movement. It was a pleasure to speak on this in front of a great group. www.protectdigitalidentity.org
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Erik Passoja @bigbaderik.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
🔍 NSF RESEARCH PROJECT HELP NEEDED! Have an NSF research grant to fight insurance fraud. Know ANYONE in auto insurance - claims adjusters or SIU investigators? Need just 15 mins of their time for research (not selling). MIT partnership developing tech to verify photos in claims.
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Erik Passoja @bigbaderik.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Hold on a second. Your entrance strategy is to crash the markets and raise consumer prices? ::::starting the popcorn::::
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Protect Digital Identity @protectdid.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
“A federal judge today denied OpenAI’s motion to dismiss a copyright infringement lawsuit by The New York Times, a major development in a closely watched case that will test the limits of what AI firms can use, and how, to train their large language models.” #AIEthics
deadline.com
Judge Allows New York Times Copyright Lawsuit Against OpenAI To Proceed In Key Ruling
A federal judge denied OpenAI’s motion to dismiss a copyright infringement lawsuit by The New York Times, a major development in a closely watched case.
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Erik Passoja @bigbaderik.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Stage to startup: Deepfakes created the problem. We're building the antidote. #PixelProof #DigitalIdentity #OnChainAuthenticity #EthicalAI #Ethereum #Layer2 @protectdid.bsky.social
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NAVA @navavoices.org · 17/03/2025
Watch NAVA Live in Sacramento Tuesday March 18th, 9am PT. CA Assembly Privacy & Consumer Protection Committee Chair, Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan will speak about her bill AB-412 (the AI Copyright Transparency Act) Link to Press Conference : www.youtube.com/live/wK95aZh...
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Eleven Films @elevenfilms.com · 13/03/2025
Your image is YOURS. No one has the right to fuck with it. Follow @protectdid.bsky.social and sign the open letter to Congress here: ProtectDigitalIdentity.org #NOFAKESAct #COPIEDAct
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Stardust 🌏🎬 @stardustbluepr.com · 02/03/2025
We are all on this beautiful Big Blue Green Planet together. We know that survival means caring for one another. In the world of improv, the words most important are, "Yes, and..." Those words keep us strong, positive, and adding to the conversation. #YesAnd #StarterPack
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Erik Passoja @bigbaderik.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Please join me and sign the open letter to congress at ProtectDigitalIdentity.org #NOFAKESAct #COPIEDAct #AIEthics #ArtificialIntelligence #AI @protectdid.bsky.social
protect digital identity
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