Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed a bill into law on Thursday that aimed to protect artists including musicians from unauthorized use by artificial intelligence.
The legislation is called the Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security (ELVIS) Act.
WHY IT IS IMPORTANT
While the presence of AI in music-making can be traced back to the 1950s, recent groundbreaking advances in generative AI, with robots now making music as digital pop stars, have divided opinions in the industry. Many experts say AI raises legal and ethical concerns.
Made popular last year by the ChatGPT language system, generative AI is capable of creating content including original sounds, lyrics or entire songs on its own, but artists often use simpler AI to enhance their sound.
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The Tennessee legislation updates Tennessee’s personal rights protection law to include “protections for songwriters, performers, and music industry professionals’ voice from the misuse of artificial intelligence,” the governor’s office said in a statement.
Tennessee’s music industry supports more than 61,617 jobs across the state, contributes $5.8 billion to gross domestic product, and fills over 4,500 music venues, according to the governor’s office.
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