The actor has so far had eight trademarks of himself approved.
The Oscar-winning actor trademarked himself in an effort to fight back against unauthorized artificial-intelligence fakes. McConaughey, 56, has gotten eight trademark applications approved by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, “My team and I want to know that when my voice or likeness is ever used, it’s because I approved and signed off on it,” the actor said in a statement to the Journal.
“We want to create a clear perimeter around ownership with consent and attribution the norm in an AI world.”The trademarks that McConaughey has gotten approved include the audio of him saying “Alright, alright, alright,” his iconic catchphrase from the 1993 film, and other visual clips of the actor smiling, looking into the camera, and speaking. One of McConaughey’s attorneys told the newspaper that they now “have a tool now to stop someone in their tracks or take them to federal court” over AI misuse and deepfakes., allowing the AI audio company to use a licensed, synthetic version of his voice to create a Spanish audio version of his newsletter. The, AI-generated pieces of content that proliferate across social media and can be difficult to control. Depictions imitating the likeness of Taylor Swift, Steve Harvey, Joe Rogan, and Scarlett Johansson have gone viral. Several A-listers, including Tom Hanks, Morgan Freeman, and, a proposed piece of legislation that would protect individuals from unauthorized digital replicas. A bill has yet to be voted on in the House or Senate.
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