My Body, My Voice: Defining Vocal Identity Rights to Combat AI-Generated Deception

Abstract

Kamran Moos emphasizes the growing risk of nonconsensual AI-generated voice misappropriation and suggests a novel legal framework to address the issue. Moos explains how AI models have made voice replication quick and easy, in some cases requiring only a two-second voice clip to produce a convincing audio recording. These AI-generated recordings can be used to carry out identity theft, misinformation, and commercial exploitation. Moos argues that current legal frameworks, such as the right of publicity, misappropriation, and copyright law, are inadequate to protect individuals from AI-generated voice misappropriation. He advocates for a new legal framework rooted in copyright and property law, which would grant individuals exclusive control over AI replications of their voice. The proposed framework emphasizes consent, transparency, and data protection and would require lawmakers to explicitly define vocal identity rights. Moos then addresses the First Amendment and Supremacy Clause challenges lawmakers and individuals should consider when implementing and enforcing the proposed framework