AI Impersonation Prevention Act of 2025

The AI Impersonation Prevention Act of 2025 would amend 18 U.S.C. § 912 to bar knowingly using artificial intelligence to impersonate federal officers or employees. This includes using AI to mimic the voice or likeness of a federal official and to create content that is materially false or misleading about who the official is. Violators would face fines, imprisonment for up to three years, or both. The bill preserves a First Amendment carve-out: satire, parody, or other expressive conduct protected by the Constitution may still be allowed if there is a clear disclosure that the content is not authentic and not intended as such. The act provides definitional scope for AI and for what constitutes impersonation, and it includes a severability clause so remaining provisions stay in effect if one part is invalid. In short, the bill targets AI-generated impersonations of federal officials intended to mislead, while permitting clearly labeled satire or expressive content. It imposes criminal penalties for knowingly producing such impersonations and clarifies the boundaries with explicit disclaimers as a potential shield under the First Amendment.