The increasing use of artificial intelligence to clone the voices and images of deceased celebrities and individuals, including Amy Winehouse and Drake, has ignited a series of legal and ethical debates. Families of the deceased have voiced their concerns, questioning, "Who gave them the right to do this?" and challenging the legality of such practices that infringe on privacy and image rights. In China, the phenomenon has led to a growing debate, as highlighted by SixthTone. Legal actions are being considered by various entities, including the U.K.'s trade association for recorded music, against a deepfake AI platform named Voicify, accused of infringing artists' rights by collecting AI-generated voices of artists. Furthermore, instances of individuals using AI to recreate loved ones, such as a father replicating his deceased daughter, have surfaced, raising questions about the boundaries of technology in personal grief.
A grieving father replicated his dead daughter with AI technology so that he and his wife could keep her “alive” in the “digital world.” https://t.co/aRLFRwXb1v
The U.K.'s trade association for recorded music has threatened legal proceedings against a deepfake artificial intelligence platform, alleging that the former Voicify's collection of AI voices infringes artists' rights. https://t.co/YxnsSCHuSI
Start-up producing ‘deepfakes’ of tracks by Amy Winehouse and Drake faces legal action https://t.co/IDtMROyIUa
Phantom Fame: In China, Debate Grows Over AI-Cloned Celebrities @SixthTone; https://t.co/1vwan8I5qf
“Who gave them the right to do this?” A surge in the practice of creating AI-cloned videos of dead celebrities has sparked criticism from their families and raised legal concerns over the protection of image and privacy rights. https://t.co/y49FDveC9W