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Georgia committee hears bill to bar unauthorized AI recreations of voices and likenesses
Summary
Lawmakers heard House Bill 566, which would give individuals the right to control digital replicas of their voice and image; sponsors said the bill adds definitions, liability rules and a safe-harbor for prompt takedowns and seeks alignment with pending federal legislation. No vote was taken.
House legislators on Wednesday heard House Bill 566, a proposal aimed at preventing generative artificial intelligence from creating and distributing unauthorized digital replicas of a person’s voice or visual likeness.
Representative Hall, the committee’s vice chair, presented the substitute version of HB 566 and told members the bill would create statutory definitions, a liability framework and penalties for online services or individuals that publish unauthorized replicas. "This bill will prevent AI creating a fake version of you by using your voice or your likeness without your permission," Hall said during the hearing.
Brian Hudson, who identified himself as a representative for the Recording Industry Association of America, the Recording Academy and Georgia Music Partners, told the committee the music and recording industries back the legislation. Hudson cited a recent AI-created song that used imitations of pop stars’ voices as an example of the type of harm the bill aims to address. "If AI is going to make a fake version of your voice…
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