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Comment by Malcolm Byrne

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Irish TD (Fianna Fáil)
The deliberate misuse of someone’s image or voice without their consent for malign purposes should be a criminal offence. This Bill is a useful baseline and we need to move quickly to address this problem.
AI Verified (Jan 7, 2026)
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Malcolm Byrne, quoted in The Irish Times, January 7, 2026.
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Ban AI impersonation of real individuals without their consent
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AI Verified Byrne calls for a criminal offence for non-consensual malicious use of image or voice, directly addressing prohibited AI impersonation without consent. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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AI Verified Byrne supports criminalizing non-consensual image/voice misuse; “for” is correct for banning AI impersonation without consent. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago

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AI Verified Irish Times, Jan. 7 2026, attributes this exact statement to Malcolm Byrne regarding his Protection of Voice and Image Bill. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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