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A clash is brewing in Hollywood as actors seek to impose limits on artificial intelligence technology -- particularly when it comes to their digital likenesses -- while studios are pushing back, arguing that such limits would violate First Amendment rights.

A clash is brewing in Hollywood as actors seek to impose limits on artificial intelligence technology -- particularly when it comes to their digital likenesses -- while studios are pushing back, arguing that such limits would violate First Amendment rights.

Music artist FKA twigs is urging Congress to ban the unauthorized use of artificial intelligence to replicate her image or voice.

An AI hearing in the Senate featured Warner Music's CEO, FKA Twigs and more as they discussed the NO FAKES Act to create a federal right of publicity.

In a hearing that also featured testimony from FKA Twigs and DiMA's CEO, Robert Kyncl voiced his support for legislation that would create a federal right of publicity.

The draft legislation would apply to living and deceased individuals.

The MPA said it will work with Congress to enact an anti-piracy law similar to the Stop Online Piracy Act, which was criticized for promoting censorship.

Last month the governor of the US state of Tennessee introduced new legislation – the ‘Elvis Act’. It is now progressing.

MPA Chairman Charles Rivkin told lawmakers, tech CEOs and labor groups about the industry's position on AI at a landmark Senate forum on the technology on Wednesday.

A WGA working group developed proposals to regulate -- but not ban -- AI. But talks with the studios collapsed in mistrust and misunderstanding.