The bill is going to to protect artists and journalists from unauthorized AI use in the United States. The effort of the COPIED ACT will combat and oversee the rise of AI content and fake news production.
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| The law will protect writers from copying materials by AI, specially it would prohibit the unauthorized use of AI in the news |
Three US Senators have joined forces to combat the unauthorized use of creative works and journalistic content by artificial intelligence (AI). The newly introduced COPIED Act aims to establish safeguards for artists, songwriters, and journalists in the face of the growing use of AI-generated content and deepfakes.
The National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) would be tasked with developing guidelines for identifying the origin of content (provenance), embedding watermarks, and detecting synthetically generated media.
The Act would prohibit the unauthorized use of creative and journalistic content for training AI models or creating AI-generated content.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and state attorneys general would be empowered to enforce the regulations. Additionally, individuals whose work is used by AI without consent or proper compensation would have the right to sue the responsible companies.
The bill would further prohibit online platforms, search engines, and social media companies from tampering with or removing content provenance information.
The proposed legislation has garnered support from various content and journalism advocacy groups, including SAG-AFTRA, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), the Songwriters Guild of America (SGA), and the National Newspaper Association (NNA).
This bill represents the Senate's latest effort to address the legal and ethical concerns surrounding AI-generated content. It follows a similar proposal introduced in April by Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) – the Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act – which currently awaits further action in the House Judiciary Committee.
The COPIED Act signifies a growing concern among lawmakers and creative industries about the potential misuse of AI. If passed, the bill could set a precedent for regulating AI development and use in the United States.