The No AI Fraud Act, which would protect the rights of Americans to their likeness and voice against fakes generated by artificial intelligence, will dissuade hackers from continuing the practice by allowing someone to sue whoever does it, Florida Rep. Maria Salazar told Newsmax on Monday.
The Florida Republican emphasized to "Wake Up America" that the bill is getting wide bipartisan support as it is the first time that Congress is taking action against this relatively new problem made possible by the latest and easily accessible technology.
Salazar explained that the bill is "putting on the books at the federal level the fact that you, or anyone, cannot take my voice, my likeness, or my face, my figure to make a malice act ... or to make any money out of it."
Currently, there is no federal legislation that covers such practices, only laws in 12 different states that deal with the issue and offer citizens in those areas some protections.
Salazar said that the fact that someone, after the passage of this legislation, can be legally sued for creating these false images and voices will deter those from doing so and that they will now be held accountable.
The congresswoman said that she is very pleased that the bill has such widespread support and that other issues, such as the border and debt reduction, should be resolved so amicably among the two parties.
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