NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday signed off on legislation designed to protect songwriters, performers and other music industry professionals against the potential dangers o
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Elvis Act Signed Into Tennessee Law to Protect Musicians From AI Deepfakes
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday signed off on legislation designed to protect songwriters, performers and other music industry professionals against the potential dangers o
Tennessee is paving the way as the first state in the country to sign legislation protecting artists' voices from the misuse of artificial intelligence (AI).
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed into law the Ensuring Likeness, Voice, and Image Security (ELVIS) Act on Thursday, protecting musical artists from replication by artificial intelligence.
The Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security Act, or ELVIS Act, is an updated version of the state's right of publicity law. The new legislation includes AI-specific protections.
“Artists have intellectual property. They have gifts," said Gov. Bill Lee. "They have a uniqueness that is theirs and theirs alone, certainly not artificial intelligence.”
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday signed off on legislation designed to protect songwriters, performers and other music industry professionals against the potential dangers of artificial intelligence.
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