The AI Accountability and Personal Data Protection Act seeks to prohibit AI companies from using copyrighted works without author permission. Introduced by Senators Hawley and Blumenthal, the act addresses concerns over copyright infringement in generative AI. It includes provisions for a federal tort for data misuse, allowing individuals to sue for unauthorized use of personal data. The bill mandates disclosure of data access for creators who consent and offers compensatory damages along with other legal relief for copyright violations. The urgency of incorporating AI safeguards has garnered bipartisan support as technological advancements continue to pose privacy risks.
AI companies are robbing the American people blind while leaving artists, writers, and other creators with zero recourse.
The AI Accountability and Personal Data Protection Act would create a federal tort for data misuse that would allow individuals to sue any person or company that appropriates.
AI companies would be required to disclose everyone who might have access to a creator's data if they do consent to have their works used.
Blumenthal stated the bill embodies a bipartisan consensus that AI safeguards are urgent—because the technology is moving at accelerating speed and so are dangers to privacy.
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