How to Fight Back Against AI

Bipartisan legislation introduced in Congress to establish a federal right protecting individuals from unauthorized AI replication of their voice or likeness. Supported by SAG-AFTRA, the Recording Industry Association of America, and major entertainment unions. As of 2025, it had not yet passed.

The No AI FRAUD Act (No Artificial Intelligence Fake Replicas And Unauthorized Duplications Act, proposed 2024) would establish a federal right for individuals to control the use of their voice and likeness in AI-generated content. The bill creates civil liability for AI companies that generate unau…

The Protecting Workers from Automation Act (proposed 2023) would require large employers to give workers at least 180 days' notice before implementing AI or automation technologies that will eliminate or substantially change 50 or more jobs. The bill also creates a federal fund to provide retraining…

Seattle passed an ordinance in 2023 requiring city agencies to complete a surveillance impact report before deploying any new surveillance technology, including AI-powered tools. The ordinance requires public hearings and council approval for any AI surveillance system that collects data on Seattle …

California AB 459 (signed 2023) requires that any AI-generated synthetic media of a candidate for public office used in a political advertisement be clearly labeled as AI-generated. The law applies to deepfakes and AI-altered images and video distributed within 120 days of an election, and creates l…

The AI Transparency Act (proposed 2023, S. 3108) would require any AI system that interacts with consumers, produces content, or makes decisions affecting individuals to disclose its AI nature and provide a point of contact for disputes. The bill targets AI-generated news articles, customer service …

Germany's top labor court ruled that works councils (employee representative bodies) must be consulted before employers can deploy AI systems that affect working conditions. The ruling means German workers have a legal right to weigh in on AI adoption in their workplace — a model other EU countries …

China's Measures for the Administration of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services took effect August 15, 2023, requiring providers of generative AI services to label AI-generated content, conduct security assessments before launch, prevent AI from generating content that undermines state power …

Illinois HB 3773 (2023) expanded BIPA to clarify that AI systems that generate biometric identifiers (such as AI voice cloning or AI face reconstruction from non-biometric data) are covered by the same consent and data protection requirements as direct biometric data collection. The clarification re…

Colorado's HB23-1229 expanded the Colorado Privacy Act to add specific protections against AI-based profiling for consequential decisions in housing, credit, education, employment, and healthcare. Controllers must conduct and document risk assessments before using profiling AI, provide opt-out right…

New York SB S7780A (proposed 2023) would create a digital replica right giving performers and public figures control over AI-generated replicas of their voice and likeness. The bill would prohibit the production, distribution, or transmission of any AI-generated digital replica of a living or deceas…

Nevada AB 101 (2023) strengthened Nevada's right of publicity statute to cover AI-generated digital replicas of voice and likeness, making it a civil violation to use AI to generate a commercial replica of any person without written consent. The law specifically addresses AI music and entertainment …

New York State Senate Bill S5641A (proposed) would require employers to notify current and prospective employees when automated employment decision tools are used and provide an explanation of the decision criteria. The bill also creates a private right of action for workers harmed by non-compliant …

Texas HB 4337 (2023) amended the Texas Penal Code to make it a criminal offense to create or distribute a deepfake sexual video of a person without their consent, with enhanced penalties when the victim is a minor or when the material is distributed with intent to harass. This was among the first cr…

Texas SB 2224 (2023) established the Texas Responsible AI Governance Act framework, directing state agencies to conduct risk assessments before deploying AI systems in government functions that directly affect Texans, including benefits determination, parole decisions, and child welfare. State agenc…

Texas HB 4 (2023) — the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act — includes provisions restricting AI-driven consumer profiling, requiring opt-out rights for targeted advertising based on AI analysis of personal data, and prohibiting discrimination in AI systems based on race, sex, religion, and other pr…

Texas SB 2488 (SCOPE Act, 2023) requires social media platforms to implement age-verification systems and restrict algorithmic content curation for users under 18. Platforms must disclose how recommendation algorithms work when requested by parents, and must provide tools for parents to view and dis…

The UK Online Safety Act 2023, which received Royal Assent in October 2023, requires platforms to proactively identify and remove AI-generated illegal content including deepfake pornography, CSAM, and AI-generated terrorist content. Ofcom, the UK's communications regulator, gained powers to fine com…

Proposed federal legislation requiring that AI-generated content — images, videos, audio, and text — be clearly labeled as such. The bill has bipartisan support but as of 2025 has not been passed into law.

The No Robot Bosses Act (proposed 2023, S. 1525) would prohibit employers from using automated decision systems to make consequential employment decisions without human oversight and review. The bill requires that a human decision-maker review any AI recommendation before it is used to hire, fire, p…

COPPA 2.0 (Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act, proposed 2023) would expand the original 1998 COPPA law to protect teenagers up to age 16, and add new requirements specifically addressing AI-driven profiling of minors. The bill prohibits targeted advertising to children and teens, bans…

Multiple Texas school districts banned AI writing tools including ChatGPT from classrooms, citing academic integrity concerns. Some districts went further and blocked AI tools on school networks entirely while developing AI policies.

Washington's My Health MY Data Act (SB 1155, 2023) expands privacy protections to health data collected and processed by AI systems outside of HIPAA's scope. The law requires consent before AI systems can collect, share, or sell health-related behavioral data, location data used to infer health cond…

The HUMAN Act (Highlighted Under Machine Act, proposed 2023) would require AI-generated audio and audiovisual works distributed online or broadcast to be labeled with a disclosure that the content was created or significantly altered by AI. The bill was introduced by Representative Yvette Clarke in …