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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Giada Zampano

Italy’s Meloni follows pop stars in seeking to trademark her voice to combat AI deepfakes

Italy Slovenia - (LaPresse)

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has applied to trademark her voice with the European Union’s Intellectual Property Office, seeking to protect herself against AI-generated deepfakes.

The application filed with the EU agency includes a four-second audio recording of Meloni repeating the phrase, in Italian, “Io sono Giorgia Meloni” (“I am Giorgia Meloni”), according to the EU office's records on Monday.

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