Denmark Introduces Law to Protect Citizens from AI Deepfakes

Denmark is making history. In a bold step against the rising threat of AI deepfakes, the country is moving to give every citizen full copyright control over their face, voice, and body. Under the new law, anyone will have the legal right to demand takedowns of AI-generated replicas whether it’s a fake video, cloned voice, or digital impersonation.

The legislation, backed across Denmark’s political spectrum, aims to protect individuals from being digitally duplicated and misused. Culture Minister Jakob Engel-Schmidt explains that in a world where people can be “run through the digital copy machine”, personal identity needs urgent legal protection. Artists, too, will gain safeguards against unauthorised AI recreations of their performances, while satire and parody will still be allowed.

Once passed, this law will make Denmark the first country in Europe to treat deepfakes as a violation of personal copyright and it may not be the last. The government is prepared to fine platforms that don’t comply and take the issue to the EU level. What begins in Denmark could soon reshape global AI laws.

(Source: The Guardian)

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