Under a bill proposed by a bipartisan group of U.S. senators, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to recreate people’s voices or images without their permission would be prohibited.
In a report on October 11th releaseDemocratic Sens. Chris Coons and Amy Klobuchar, along with Republican Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Thom Tillis, announced the debate. draft Compliant with the Grow Originals, Grow the Art, Keep Entertainment Safe (No Counterfeits) Act.
Any company or individual that creates an unauthorized AI replica of someone, living or dead, along with the platform that knowingly hosts the unauthorized AI copycat, will be liable for damages under the Act. Become. Fines start at $5,000 per violation.
The bill would limit the use of unauthorized AI replicas protected by the First Amendment, including those used as parts of news, documentaries, or “comment, criticism, scholarship, satire, or parody.” use is permitted.
“Creators across the country are calling on Congress to enact clear policies regulating the use and impact of generative AI,” said Senator Coons in a statement. “Congress must strike the right balance to protect individual rights, uphold the First Amendment, and foster innovation and creativity in AI.”
Senator Blackburn added that the bill is a “good first step” to protect songwriters, actors and American creators who “have the right to own name, image and likeness rights (NIL).” .
The bill comes amid a proliferation of songs created with the help of AI tools that emulate artists, with hundreds hosted on streaming platforms like YouTube and SoundCloud.
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The track “Heart on My Sleeve” by anonymous TikTok user “Ghostwriter977” uses AI vocals from artists Drake and The Weeknd and went viral earlier this year, gaining millions of views before being removed from the platform. earned the number of times.
AI-generated caricatures have also become a point of friction in Hollywood actors’ strikes and negotiations with the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) union. backing A proposal.
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thank you senator @ChrisCoonssenator @Marsha Blackburn, @SenAmyKlobuchar and @senThomTillis For promoting the NO FAKES Act. https://t.co/g9fiKCbHHD
— SAG-AFTRA (@sagaftra) October 12, 2023
October 11th, SAG-AFTRA Said Negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) collapsed, with AMPTP claiming that the company refused for reasons such as “preventing performers from being replaced by AI.”
in statement On the same day, AMPTP stated, “It is clear that the gulf between AMPTP and SAG-AFTRA is too great and dialogue is no longer moving us in a productive direction.”
On September 27, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) announced its first agreement in nearly five months after the union and AMPTP reached an agreement on the use of AI in the writers’ room, along with higher wages and fairer contracts. ended the strike.
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