Intellectual Property and AI

Supports making AI companies compensate all whose work was stolen without permission to train their models

Proposes a "Name, Image, and Voice Protection Act" giving creative workers enforceable IP rights against AI replication "without permission and fair payment."

Warning about "extracting value from other people's creative work" suggests sympathy with creator and copyright concerns, but doesn't state a direct legislative position on training data rights.

Raised concerns about the compensation and copyright of musical artists whose music is used to train AI models.

Ranking member of House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, IP, AI, and the Internet; led Dem statements at hearings on IP protections for AI-assisted inventions and creative works; longtime voice on copyright/AI training issues.

Cites the endangered livelihoods of artists and creators as a reason for IP protections.

Co-introduced bipartisan TRAIN Act with Congresswoman Dean to require AI training data transparency for copyright holders; emphasizes AI innovation should be built on integrity

Asserts that AI companies should follow the same copyright laws as everyone else

House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, IP, and the Internet member; submitted materials for record on AI-IP hearings and the AI deepfake response; active in multi-part Judiciary AI/IP hearing series in 2024.

The "No Fakes" Act gave property rights to individuals over AI voice replicas.