AI Act

California has approved a landmark AI bill to protect actors' digital likenesses. Assembly Bill 2602, which will take effect on January 1, 2025, was signed into law by California Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday. The bill requires studios and other employers to obtain consent authorization before using "digital replicas" of performers, and Newsom also signed AB 1836, which grants similar rights to deceased performers, with studios needing to obtain permission from the estate before using their AI likenesses. ...

A group of British MPs have proposed a law to ban the use of artificial intelligence to create deep fakes of music stars in order to protect their voices and images from being infringed. Recently, more than 200 musicians signed an open letter calling for stronger protection against the abuse of AI, arguing that AI poses a potential threat to the voices and images of artists. Among them are well-known British artists such as Jess Green, the Monfort Brothers, Sam Smith and Zayn Malik. The bill proposed by the MPs also includes other measures to protect musicians from the possible threats posed by AI and ensure that AI becomes a force for innovation and inspires human creativity,…