AI Proposal in Senate Would Protect Artists’ Voices, Likenesses

Companies and users of generative artificial intelligence would be held legally responsible for producing content that replicates the voices, images, and visual likenesses of artists without their consent, according to a bipartisan US Senate proposal announced Thursday.

Sens. Chris Coons (D-Del.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) released a discussion draft that seeks to respond to widespread concerns surrounding AI-generated content and intellectual property.

“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, ...