Tik Tok

Performing Artists Push for Copyright Protection from AI Deepfakes

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Author: Umberto Bacchi; Publisher: Reuters; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses how TikTok’s original text to speech voice was modeled after Bev Standing, a Canadian voice actress, whose performance was never licensed by the platform. Instead, some of her previous work was acquired by the developers, and an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm was used to develop the voice that was ultimately…

TikTok Could Face a $29 Million Fine in the UK for Failing to Protect Kids’ Privacy

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Author: Ryan Browne; Publisher: CNBC; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses how Tik Tok may be fined $29 million dollars by the ICO which is responsible for regulating and enforcing privacy laws. They are issuing this fine because Tik Tok allegedly processed the data of users under the age of 13 without consent or transparency. The UK is known for having tight restrictions on the data that can…