Posted 1/10/2024, 5:55:30 PM
Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Regulate AI Voice Cloning, Protect Artist Rights
- Bipartisan House lawmakers introduced the No AI FRAUD Act to regulate AI voice/likeness cloning and protect First Amendment rights
- Bill aims to establish federal protections for one's voice and likeness, building on existing state "right of publicity" laws
- Comes after recent incidents of fake AI-generated songs; music industry executives voice support
- AI voice synthesis poses opportunities and problems for artists - some see creative potential, others risk of harmful impersonations
- Music industry leaders say act will create needed guardrails, likening issue to copyright theft and unauthorized usage