SOUL Act of 2026
This bill would establish sovereign ownership rights in unique likeness for U.S. citizens and protect against unauthorized digital replications and abuses.
This bill would establish sovereign ownership rights in unique likeness for U.S. citizens and protect against unauthorized digital replications and abuses.
The bill establishes a federal “digital replication” rights system to protect an individual’s voice and visual likeness from unauthorized AI-generated digital replicas.
Bans using AI to create sexually-explicit content unless the person depicted has given express written consent. Also bans AI-generated depictions of child sexual abuse.
Removes Section 230 protections for platforms unless they implement “a reasonable process for addressing cyberstalking and intimate privacy violations.”