Country music stars Luke Bryan and Chris Janson celebrated a move by Tennessee after it passed a law protecting musicians against works of music using their voice created by artificial intelligence.
On Thursday, Bryan and Janson were among those who joined Tennessee Governor Bill Lee who signed the ELVIS Act — Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security Act — which protects artists from the unauthorized use of their voice, name, image, and likeness.
“What an amazing stance or precedent to set for the state of Tennessee to get in front of this, to be the leaders of this,” Bryan told the crowd at the Nashville honky tonk. “And to show artists like myself … that our state protects us and what we are about, and what we work so hard for.”
“I’ve just gotten to where stuff comes in of my voice on my phone, and I can’t tell it’s not me,” the country singer added, per the
