Tennessee Passes First-in-Nation Law Guarding Musicians' Voices from Unauthorized AI Use
• Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed the Ensuring Likeness, Voice and Image Security Act into law to protect musicians from AI copying their voices without permission
• The law adds penalties for copying a performer's "voice" with AI without consent
• It aims to prevent AI technology from destroying Tennessee's music industry by falling into the hands of "bad actors"
• The law signing took place at Robert's Western World honky-tonk in Nashville with country star Luke Bryan and other musicians present
• Tennessee is the first state to pass a law specifically regulating AI technology in relation to copying the voice and image of performers