Posted 3/24/2024, 1:07:52 PM
Tennessee Passes ELVIS Act to Protect Artists' Likenesses from AI Exploitation
- Tennessee passed the Ensuring Likeness, Voice, and Image Security Act (ELVIS Act) to protect artists from exploitation by AI
- Luke Bryan praised the new law, thanking legislators for protecting what artists "work so hard for"
- The law aims to prevent AI from impersonating or stealing artists' "God-given gifts" and intellectual property
- Governor Bill Lee signed the bill into law at a Nashville honky-tonk bar due to the city's rich musical history
- The law is named after Elvis Presley, whose likeness was exploited after his death, to protect other artists