A bipartisan group of United States senators banded together Thursday to propose a bill that would make it illegal, under federal law, to create an AI-crafted replica of another individual in any audiovisual format without that person’s consent. 

The bill, dubbed the “No Fakes Act,” was drafted by Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Thom Thillis (R-NC), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Chris Coons (D-DE), the last of whom currently serves as Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property.

If passed, any creator of an AI-generated song, photo, or video that purports to depict a person without obtaining that person’s permission would be liable to the tune of $5,000 per violation, plus any additional damages suffered by an injured party as a result of the violation. It also would apply to any individual until 70 years after their death.

“Creators around the nation are calling on Congress to lay out clear policies regulating the use and impact of generative AI, and Congress must strike the right balance to defend individual rights, abide by the First Amendment, and foster AI innovation and creativity,” Senator Coons said in a statement. 

The act appears specifically targeted at, or motivated by, an AI-generated, fictional collaboration between musicians Drake and The Weeknd that went viral earlier this year. It was shortly thereafter yanked off of Go to Source to See Full Article
Author: Sander Lutz

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