Ban AI impersonation of real individuals without their consent

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  María Elvira Salazar

  U.S. representative from Florida

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  Today's unanimous vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee is a major step forward for Americans who deserve to know that their image, voice, and likeness cannot be stolen or used without their permission. AI is moving fast, and that is exciting. But n...

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  Ashley Moody

  U.S. senator from Florida

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  No one should have their voice, image, or likeness stolen and used in a fake video or AI-generated deepfake without their consent.

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  Darren Soto

  U.S. Representative (D-FL), Florida's 9th Congressional District

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  votes For and says:

  As AI rapidly evolves, it is critical for us to ensure that the technology isn't being misused to cause harm. We've unfortunately seen cases where it is used to create realistic impersonations of real people. I'm proud to join this bipartisan legisla...

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  Neil Hays

  Oklahoma State Representative

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  You just shouldn’t be able to create videos, images, voiceovers of people without their consent

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  The YouTube Team

  YouTube official blog staff

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  That's why we're supporting the NO FAKES Act of 2025, [...] unauthorized digital replicas: AI-generated content simulating a person’s image or voice [...]

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  Mary Rasenberger

  Authors Guild CEO

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  By prohibiting the unauthorized use of AI-generated replicas [...] this bill helps safeguard creators from unauthorized and unpaid uses of their images and voices.

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  Christen Price

  NCOSE senior legal counsel

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  Technological progress should not come at the expense of human dignity. It is our [...] responsibility to protect the voice, face, and likeness [...] from unauthorized use.

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  Christopher A. Coons

  U.S. Senator (D-Delaware)

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  votes For and says:

  When we were drafting this bill, its applicability to pillars of the creative community like Ms. McBride, Martina McBride, or to a movie star like Tom Hanks, its applicability to people who make a living off of their voice or likeness was clear. But ...

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  Amy Klobuchar

  U.S. senator from Minnesota

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  votes For and says:

  So AI-enabled scams have become far too common. We know that. It takes only a few seconds of audio to clone a voice. Criminals can pull the audio sample and personal backstory from public sources. Just last week, the FBI was forced to put out an aler...

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  Martina McBride

  Country music singer-songwriter

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  Chairman Blackburn, Ranking Member Klobuchar, Senator Coons, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to speak about S. 1367, the NO FAKES Act of 2025, a landmark effort to protect human voices and likenesses from being cloned by ar...

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  Rob Wittman

  U.S. Representative from Virginia.

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  As the use of artificial intelligence proliferates across our society, we must protect all Americans – from artists to innocent young children -- from deepfakes and non-consensual voice and image clones that can ruin their careers, deceive friends an...

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  Madeleine Dean

  U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania.

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  By granting everyone a clear, federal right to control digital replicas of their own voice and likeness, the NO FAKES Act will empower victims of deep fakes; safeguard human creativity and artistic expression; and defend against sexually explicit dee...

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  Jody Calemine

  AFL-CIO government affairs director.

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  votes For and says:

  The NO FAKES Act, introduced by Senators Chris Coons, Marsha Blackburn, Amy Klobuchar and Thom Tillis, is critical to ensuring that the voice and visual likeness of all individuals are protected from unauthorized recreations made by AI and other tech...

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  Duncan Crabtree-Ireland

  SAG-AFTRA chief negotiator

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  The concept that each of us should have the right to say yes or no to any kind of replication of our face, voice [...]

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  Karl Rhoads

  Hawaii state senator (D)

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  “the manipulations you can do with AI these days that can make it convincingly look like someone is saying something they never said or doing something they never did. There's got to be some penalty if you get caught.”

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  Dr. Moiya McTier

  Astrophysicist; Human Artistry advisor

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  [...] should never be misappropriated or used without consent. [...] irresponsible AI platforms are being used to launch deepfake and voice impersonation models

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  Nathaniel Moran

  U.S. Representative from Texas

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  votes For and says:

  Artificial Intelligence has immense potential to create and develop remarkable products when used responsibly. However, AI poses a threat not just to the originality of artists, but also by opening the door generally to nefarious actors who create an...

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  OpenAI

  AI research organization

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  votes For and says:

  We recognize that generating speech that resembles people's voices has serious risks, which are especially top of mind in an election year. We are engaging with U.S. and international partners from across government, media, entertainment, education, ...

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  Tahliah Debrett Barnett (FKA twigs)

  Singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, actor

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  We must enact regulation now to safeguard our authenticity and protect against misappropriation of our inalienable rights. Three decades ago, we did not realize that the internet would embed itself so deeply into the core of our everyday lives. Poli...

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  Julia Angwin

  Investigative journalist; contributing Opinion writer at The New York Times; founder of Proof News and The Markup; Pulitzer Prize finalist

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  I have worked for decades honing my skills as a writer and editor, and I am distressed to discover that a tech company is selling an imposter version of my hard-earned expertise.

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  Matthew McConaughey

  Academy Award-winning actor; first person to use trademark law to protect likeness from AI misuse

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  Own yourself. Your voice, your likeness, whatever you've got — own yourself. So when it comes — not if it comes — no one can steal you. [...] My team and I want to know that when my voice or likeness is ever used, it's because I approved and signed o...

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  Josh Becker

  California State Senator

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  votes For and says:

  No one should have their voice, face, or identity stolen by an algorithm and used to defraud others, damage their reputation, or violate their dignity.

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  Mitch Glazier

  RIAA CEO

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  And unauthorized exploitation of them using deepfakes does cause devastating harm. We have to prevent that harm.

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  Tom Hanks

  Academy Award-winning actor, filmmaker, and author

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  There are multiple ads over the internet falsely using my name, likeness, and voice promoting miracle cures and wonder drugs. These ads have been created without my consent, fraudulently and through AI. DO NOT BE FOOLED. DO NOT BE SWINDLED. DO NOT LO...

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  Richard Blumenthal

  U.S. Senator from Connecticut

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  I believe that there ought to be a Federal right for people whose image and voice are used without their consent,

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  Marsha Blackburn

  U.S. Senator from Tennessee

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  votes For and says:

  AI should empower innovation – not give scammers and online predators a free pass to exploit someone's voice and visual likeness without permission. From artists and songwriters to students and everyday Americans, people deserve meaningful protection...

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  Ashwini Vaishnaw

  India's Minister of Electronics and Information Technology; host of the India AI Impact Summit 2026

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  Deepfakes, misinformation and unregulated digital content are eroding institutional trust and putting children at risk. [...] Social media platforms, AI models, the creators, all of us will have to take responsibility. [...] I think we need a stronge...

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  John Coleman

  FIRE legislative counsel on AI speech

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  votes Against and says:

  A handful of bills introduced this year seek to categorically ban “deepfakes.” In other words, these bills would make it unlawful to create or share AI-generated content depicting someone saying or doing something that the person did not in reality s...

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  Ben Sheffner

  Motion Picture Association counsel

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  votes Against and says:

  It will take very careful drafting to accomplish the bill's goals without inadvertently chilling or even prohibiting legitimate, constitutionally protected uses of technology to enhance storytelling. I want to emphasize, this is technology that has e...

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