Taylor Swift files to trademark her voice and image amid rise in AI deepfakes

Taylor Swift has taken steps to protect herself in the age of artificial intelligence by trademarking her voice and likeness, adding a layer of protection against copycats.  Swift’s company on Friday filed three trademark applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Two applications cover her voice speaking the phrases “Hey, it’s Taylor Swift,” and … Read more

Taylor Swift files to trademark her voice and likeness in era of AI deepfakes

Taylor Swift is taking new steps to protect her voice and likeness from AI misuse. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The global pop superstar on Friday filed trademark applications for two audio clips of her voice. In one, she says: “Hey, it’s Taylor Swift, and … Read more

Musk’s Grok AI chatbot is still making sexual deepfakes, despite X’s promise to stop it

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence software, Grok, continues to generate sexualized images of people without their consent, despite his company’s pledge months ago to halt abusive deepfakes after a public backlash and government investigations. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. A review by NBC News found dozens … Read more

Ohio man becomes first person convicted under federal law criminalizing intimate deepfakes

An Ohio man is the first person to be convicted under the Trump Administration’s Take It Down Act, a federal law that criminalizes posting nonconsensual explicit imagery, including AI-made deepfakes, the Department of Justice announced in a Tuesday press release. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. … Read more