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Nearly 300 artists, including 21 Savage, Cardi B, and Nicki Minaj, have signed an open letter supporting a bill to regulate AI cloning voices and likenesses.

Introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on January 10, the No AI FRAUD Act seeks to establish a federal framework for protecting individual rights against nonconsensual deepfakes. It comes in response to incidents like viral fake songs, proposing a federal standard against using AI to mimic public figures without consent. Support for the legislation has come from major music companies and organizations.

“The No AI FRAUD Act would defend your fundamental human right to your voice & likeness, protecting everyone from nonconsensual deepfakes,” the open letter reads. “Protect your individuality. Support HR 6943.”

Representative María Elvira Salazar: “It’s time for bad actors using AI to face the music. This bill plugs a hole in the law and gives artists and U.S. citizens the power to protect their rights, their creative work, and their fundamental individuality online.”