AI and Voice: From the Scarlett Johansson Open AI Controversy to the Val Kilmer Miracle

For better or worse, celebrity lookalikes and soundalikes are here to stay now that generative artificial intelligence (AI) platforms pioneered by companies like Open AI are widely available. Experienced intellectual property lawyer Peter Afrasiabi discusses the current controversy involving Scarlett Johansson and Open AI plus the “miracle” technology that allowed Val Kilmer to regain his speaking voice, while reviewing the key right of publicity and copyright laws and court decisions that govern the creation of lookalikes and soundalikes. Peter also takes you through the pros and cons of the Deepfakes Accountability Act, a proposed federal law that would create criminal and civil liability for creators of unauthorized deepfakes.