Country music artist Lainey Wilson expressed gratitude for using her platform to speak out about important issues, including her experience as a victim of AI.
She emphasized the significance of using her voice to connect with fans and advocate for protecting personal identity and likeness.
“It is a blessing that I get to use my platform to speak about things that I truly believe in. It’s cool that I’m in that place,” Wilson said.
Wilson highlighted the broader impact of AI misuse beyond celebrities, urging for responsible use of such technology.
“All I’ve ever wanted to do was sing and write country music, and the opportunities that it has brought me, it blows my mind,” she said.
“It’s also mind-boggling that people do listen to what you have to say, but I think it’s really important when you believe in something with your whole heart, I think you gotta talk about it too,” she said.
Despite recent successes, including a Grammy win, she remains focused on her music and message of self-empowerment.
“I use my music and my voice to tell stories, to connect to my fans and to help them to connect to each other. My art is uniquely and literally me, my name, my likeness, my voice. I do not have to tell you how much of a gut punch it is to have your name, your likeness or your voice ripped from you and used in ways that you could never imagine or would never allow. It is wrong, plain and simple,” Wilson said.
“I’ve got a lot of little kids watching me, a lot of little girls and a lot of little boys. And I want to encourage them to feel comfortable in their own skin and love themselves. And I would never in a million years ever do anything like that,” she said.
“It’s not just artists who need protection, and the fans need it too. It’s needed for high school girls who have experienced life-altering deepfake porn using their faces. For elderly citizens convinced to hand over their life savings by a vocal clone of their grandchild in trouble, AI increasingly affects every single one of us, and I’m so grateful that you are considering taking action to ensure that these tools are used in a responsible way.”
“I’m so excited, my band is here, they’re looking snazzy. We’re doing something that we’ve never done before, we’re kind of mixing it up. We’re doing a little bit of old, little bit of new, and I’m excited,” Wilson said.
“I’m excited to be in the same building as a lot of these folks, I heard Jennifer Aniston was going to be here, so it’s wild,” she added.
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