AI Deep-Fake Bill Gets a Thumbs-Up From YouTube
Randy Travis, Fran Drescher, and more expressed support for protection against deep fakes.
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Almost one year after FKA Twigs testified to Congress, the No Fakes Act has been reintroduced and now has YouTube liking and subscribing to the bill. In a statement shared on April 9, YouTube announced its support for the bill as well as updating its privacy policy to protect individuals’ likenesses. “We’re proud to support this important legislation, which tackles the growing problem of harm associated with unauthorized digital replicas: AI-generated content simulating a person’s image or voice that can be used to mislead or misrepresent,” YouTube stated. The bipartisan bill is aimed to protect all Americans from deep fakes and AI; it would require user-generated content platforms, like social media, to promptly remove any deep fakes from their platforms. Other supporters for the bill include SAG-AFTRA, the RIAA, OpenAI, and the MPA.
Country singer Randy Travis spoke to Congress today about his support for the bill. He explained that AI was able to help him create new music. However, Travis emphasized that he was the one who consented to the creation, and it wasn’t done without his knowledge. Per The Hollywood Reporter, he shared, “No one should be allowed to put words in someone else’s mouth or depict them doing something they never did.” Fran Drescher also spoke out in favor of the bill, explaining how deep fakes have affected her image. “When the evildoers are actually trying to put words into my mouth that I never said, that goes against my moral compass and everything I stand for, that’s where the rubber meets the road,” she shared. “It’s time to define what’s right and what’s wrong.”
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