Can't wait for corporations to find a way abuse the hell out of this.
this post was submitted on 28 Apr 2026
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The most important question, did she also trademark her haemorrhoid?
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I think the problem is at the other end: the ads.
And platforms.
Some AI ad of Tom Hanks peddling a supplement, or a sexy ad of AI Taylor Swift, shouldn't be distributed en masse in the first place, just because an algorithm or ad engine picked it up as engagement bait. It's insane! There is nothing normal about it, and its about time we stop pretending the screwed up platforms profiting off this stuff are "free speech" and acceptable.
...Because scammers are always gonna scam. But they can only do this because the platforms are pourinf fuel on the fire.
Most people don't have unique enough voices for this to make sense
Why would anyone bother? Once around wasn't punishment enough?
Correct me if im wrong, but this may be a good idea. Between this and the OpenAI v ScarJo lawsuit a few years back, if Swift suceedes in trademarking herself, it may make it easier for others to do so as well.
I see the fallout being a ton of artists and celebrities following suit, eventually the barrier of legal paperwork/fees getting low enough that Youtube personalities and small time artists can also trademark themselves.
If enough people also went out of their way to legally protect their image, AI companies would be walking into a litigation minefield as they cant reasonably know how many people filed with the trademark offices. The easiest solution is to not let deepfake voices or images be too real, if they are they risk getting sued by some random actor.
It stinks that inorder to potentially set precisent to make AI less toxic, a billionair has to go to bat first, but I dont think im going to add this to my list of valid complaints about her.
What happens when a new singer shows up that has a similar voice? Or what about tribute bands or cover bands?
I never like trademarking sounds. Harley-Davidson tried to trademark their exhaust note once, as if anyone else wants to make engines as bad as theirs. But you shouldn't get to trademark "generic white chick voice."