Big Tech is Stealing Your Face
Do you own your image?
TL;DR
- Tech companies are using images and voice data from public and private online sources to train generative AI models.
- The 'Scope Problem' means you cannot predict future uses of your image across evolving technologies.
- The 'Temporality Problem' makes uploaded images permanent within AI systems, even if deleted from original sources.
- The 'Autonomy Trap' suggests AI trained on personal data can narrow individual options and representation.
- Companies like Scale AI and Clearview AI have been implicated in large-scale data scraping without consent.
- A ByteDance feature demonstrated AI generating a voice from a single facial photo, highlighting integrated media capabilities.
- Legal efforts include Matthew McConaughey's trademarks, proposed Danish copyright law, the US TAKE IT DOWN Act, and the NO FAKES Act.
- The US Copyright Office has called for a federal 'digital replica' law to address AI-generated content.
- Current legal protections are a patchwork, leaving individuals vulnerable to unauthorized use of their likeness and voice.