Artificial intelligence has a lot of people either excited or worried. In the latter camp are creative professionals who fear that technology might replace their images, voices, and talents with exact replicas that show up sober for work and don't throw tantrums. Always prepared to capitalize on concerns, members of Congress propose legislation to create a new intellectual property claim in digital representations of real people. Of course, the bill goes further, mandating censorship of digital replicas and regulating technology capable of producing them.
A Right to Your Voice and Image
"Nobody—whether they're Tom Hanks or an 8th grader just trying to be a kid—should worry about someone stealing their voice and likeness," huffed Sen. Chris Coons (D–Del.) upon the introduction of this year's version of the Nurture Originals, Foster Art and Keep Entertainment Safe (NO FAKES) Act. "Incredible technology like AI can help us push the limits of human creativity, but only if we protect Americans from those who would use it to harm our communities."
