Tennessee Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security (ELVIS) Act

Tennessee enacted the Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security (ELVIS) Act, the first state law specifically designed to protect recording artists from AI-generated voice cloning and likeness infringement. The law updated Tennessee's existing Personal Rights Protection Act to explicitly include protections for an individual's voice as a protected attribute, making it illegal to use AI to replicate a person's voice without consent for commercial purposes. It gave individuals and their estates the right to sue for unauthorized AI replication of their voice or likeness.

Primary legal sourceGenerative AI ·Data Privacy & ProtectionOfficial source · wapp.capitol.tn.gov ↗

13 MAY 2024 · Law / Act

Tennessee House Bill 2163 (Sexual Exploitation of Children)

Amends the definition of computer-generated images to include those modified by AI for sexual exploitation offenses. Defines "artificial intelligence" and "generative artificial intelligence" related to content creation. Takes effect on July 1, 2024.

Primary legal sourceFinancial Services ·Education ·Health & Life Sciences ·+3Official source · wapp.capitol.tn.gov ↗