Senate Judiciary panel pledges action to protect intellectual property from AI replicas

The leaders of a Senate Judiciary subcommittee are pledging to move legislation this year to protect intellectual property from the growing threat of audio and visual replicas generated by artificial intelligence, with Sens. Chris Coons (D-DE) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) planning to introduce a bill in the coming weeks.

The bipartisan bill, the NO FAKES Act, would be the formal introduction of a “discussion” draft unveiled last fall, and would mark a significant step for the Judiciary subcommittee on intellectual...