BLACKBURN, WELCH HOLD ROUNDTABLE WITH OVER 20 ARTISTS WHO SUPPORT NO FAKES ACT AND TRAIN ACT TO PROTECT CREATORS FROM AI HARMS

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn issued the following news release:

Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) held a roundtable with more than 20 artists who are in D.C. to advocate for the Senators' bipartisan NO FAKES Act (https://www.blackburn.senate.gov/2025/4/technology/blackburn-coons-salazar-dean-colleagues-introduce-no-fakes-act-to-protect-individuals-and-creators-from-digital-replicas) and TRAIN Act (https://www.welch.senate.gov/welch-leads-bipartisan-bill-to-protect-musicians-artists-and-creators-from-unauthorized-ai-training/) during the Recording Academy's "GRAMMYs on the Hill Advocacy Day." These bills would protect creators from harmful deepfakes and empower artists to access the cou...