Ban AI impersonation of real individuals without their consent

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  Harvey Mason Jr.

  Recording Academy CEO

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  votes For and says:

  The bill also empowers individuals to enforce this right against those who facilitate, create, and spread AI frauds without their permission Unverified source (2024)

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  Alex Serdiuk

  Respeecher CEO and co-founder

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  votes For and says:

  to ensure that the AI-powered voices of actors and celebrities aren’t misused. We insist on explicit consent for voice use Unverified source (2024)

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  Dr. Moiya McTier

  Astrophysicist; Human Artistry advisor

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  votes For and says:

  [...] should never be misappropriated or used without consent. [...] irresponsible AI platforms are being used to launch deepfake and voice impersonation models Unverified source (2024)

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  Mary Rasenberger

  Authors Guild CEO

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  votes For and says:

  By prohibiting the unauthorized use of AI-generated replicas [...] this bill helps safeguard creators from unauthorized and unpaid uses of their images and voices. Unverified source (2025)

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  Richard Blumenthal

  U.S. Senator from Connecticut

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  votes For and says:

  I believe that there ought to be a Federal right for people whose image and voice are used without their consent, Unverified source (2024)

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  Jeffrey Mazzella

  President, Center for Individual Freedom.

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  votes For and says:

  Accordingly, it’s unfair to have those works violated and appropriated by AI for others’ exploitative purposes without approval and fair compensation. Unverified source (2025)

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  Jody Calemine

  AFL-CIO government affairs director.

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  votes For and says:

  The NO FAKES Act [...] is critical to ensuring that the voice and visual likeness of all individuals are protected from unauthorized recreations made by AI. Unverified source (2024)

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  Rob Wittman

  U.S. Representative from Virginia.

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  votes For and says:

  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. Unverified source (2024)

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  Madeleine Dean

  U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania.

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  votes For and says:

  By granting everyone a clear, federal right to control digital replicas of their own voice and likeness, the NO FAKES Act will empower victims. Unverified source (2024)

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  The YouTube Team

  YouTube official blog team.

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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. Unverified source (2025)

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  Scarlett Johansson

  Actor

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  we are all grappling with deepfakes [...] the passage of appropriate legislation to help ensure that individual rights are protected. Unverified source (2024)

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  Malcolm Byrne

  Irish TD (Fianna Fáil)

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  The deliberate misuse of someone’s image or voice without their consent for malign purposes should be a criminal offence. Unverified source (2026)

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  Amelia Tyler

  Voice actor; Baldur’s Gate 3

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  to actually take my voice and use it to train something without my permission, I think that should be illegal. Unverified source (2024)

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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... more Unverified source (2024)

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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, ... more Unverified source (2024)

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  Shira Perlmutter

  U.S. Register of Copyrights

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  I am pleased to begin sharing the results of our comprehensive study of AI and copyright, with this first set of recommendations to Congress. It has become clear that t he distribution of unauthorized digital replicas poses a serious threat not only ... more Unverified source (2024)

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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... more Unverified source (2024)

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  Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP)

  Film/TV producers trade association

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  No Digital Replica of the performer can be created without the performer’s written consent and description of the intended use in the film. Unverified source (2023)

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  Robert Kyncl

  Warner Music Group CEO

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  Each person should be allowed to license or deny that right on free-market terms and seek redress for unauthorized uses. Unverified source (2024)

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  Suzana Carlos

  YouTube Head of Music Policy

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  votes For and says:

  YouTube and Google are proud to support this legislation, which tackles the problems of harm associated with unauthorized digital replicas [...]. Unverified source (2025)

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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. Unverified source (2025)

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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. Unverified source (2025)

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  Neil Hays

  Oklahoma State Representative

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  votes For and says:

  You just shouldn’t be able to create videos, images, voiceovers of people without their consent Unverified source (2026)

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  Duncan Crabtree-Ireland

  SAG-AFTRA chief negotiator

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  votes For and says:

  The concept that each of us should have the right to say yes or no to any kind of replication of our face, voice Unverified source (2024)

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  Sara Ziff

  Model Alliance founding director

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  votes For and says:

  workers whose livelihoods depend on their image face a new frontier of exploitation: their digital replica being used without consent. Unverified source (2025)

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  Marsha Blackburn

  U.S. Senator from Tennessee

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  votes For and says:

  preventing AI models from stealing someone’s NIL, and ensuring that those rights are given primary consideration under the law. Unverified source (2023)

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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. Unverified source (2026)

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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 ... more Unverified source (2025)

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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... more Unverified source (2025)

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  Martina McBride

  Country music singer-songwriter

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  votes For and says:

  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... more Unverified source (2025)

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  Brian McMillan

  CCIA VP for Federal Affairs

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  votes Against and says:

  Without provisions that allow for fair use and free expression online, this legislation would dramatically change the internet. Unverified source (2024)

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  Electronic Frontier Foundation

  We're a nonprofit that fights for your privacy and free speech online.

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  votes Against and says:

  NO FAKES is also a major government overreach. [...] the Constitution forbids Congress from granting a property right in those facts. Unverified source

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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... more Unverified source (2025)

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  Lisa P. Ramsey

  Law professor, University of San Diego

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  The NO FAKES Act imposes restrictions on the content of speech. It targets the harms caused by the unauthorized creation and dissemination of digital replicas or deepfakes of individuals in recordings that are nearly indistinguishable from that perso... more Unverified source (2024)

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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... more Unverified source (2024)

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