AI Policy Radar

    ELVIS Act

    The leading edge of AI likeness law — a model adopted amid the NO FAKES Act debate in Congress and directly relevant to music, entertainment and any synthetic-voice product strategy.

    What it is

    The first US law protecting voice against AI cloning: extends right-of-publicity protection to voice likeness and creates liability for distributing AI voice-cloning tools whose primary purpose is unauthorized reproduction.

    Who is affected

    The leading edge of AI likeness law — a model adopted amid the NO FAKES Act debate in Congress and directly relevant to music, entertainment and any synthetic-voice product strategy.

    Key obligations

    • Civil liability for unauthorized commercial use of AI-simulated voice or likeness
    • Liability extends to tools primarily designed for unauthorized voice cloning

    Recent signals

    • 31 August 2026

      California closes its session having sent a slate of AI bills to the Governor

      The 2026 session ended on 31 August with sixteen AI bills passed, including SB 813 on independent safety verification. The Governor has until 30 September to sign or veto.

    • 30 June 2026

      Colorado AI Act takes effect after delayed start

      The first comprehensive US state AI law is now operative — as DOJ's AI Litigation Task Force weighs challenges under the December 2025 preemption executive order.

    • 19 March 2026

      New York RAISE Act frontier-safety duties begin

      New York joins California in requiring large frontier developers to publish safety protocols and report incidents.

    • 1 January 2026

      US state AI law wave: Texas, California and Illinois statutes take effect

      TRAIGA, SB 53 (frontier transparency), AB 2013 (training-data disclosure) and Illinois HB 3773 all become operative on the same day — the broadest single expansion of binding US AI law.

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