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Italy PM Meloni seeks EU trademark for her voice amid AI deepfake risks

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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has applied to the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) for a trademark on her voice, aiming to protect herself from AI-generated deepfakes. Her application includes a four-second audio clip where she repeats "I am Giorgia Meloni" in Italian twice. This move comes after manipulated images of Meloni have circulated online and were sometimes mistaken for real content. While the EUIPO is still examining her application, Italian media suggest that even if approved, it may not prevent deepfakes but could add legal hurdles for their creation.

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Giorgia Meloni, the Prime Minister of Italy, has applied to trademark her voice with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in an effort to combat AI-generated deepfakes. The application includes a four-second audio clip where she repeats "Io sono Giorgia Meloni" ("I am Giorgia Meloni") twice in Italian. This move comes after several instances of manipulated images depicting her circulated online, some even being shared as authentic content, such as an image showing her sitting on a bed in her underwear. Meloni has previously denounced these manipulations as part of efforts to spread false information and target individuals personally. The EUIPO application is currently under examination; however, Italian media reports suggest that even if approved, the trademark would not necessarily prevent the use of her voice in deepfakes but could create additional legal hurdles for those seeking to replicate it.

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Manipulated images of Meloni have circulated online in recent years and have at times been shared as authentic, including one depicting her sitting on a bed in her underwear. Meloni has denounced such material as part of efforts to spread falsehoods and target individuals, urging users to verify content before sharing it online.

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Italy PM Meloni seeks EU trademark for her voice amid AI deepfake risks · assertive framing

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Italy PM Meloni seeks EU trademark for her voice amid AI deepfake risks AI generated ROME - asserted

Meloni → seek → risks

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has applied to the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to trademark her voice in a new move to protect herself against AI-generated deepfakes, records showed on Oct 5. asserted

records → apply → Oct

Her application, dated Oct 5 on the EUIPO website and confirmed by her office, includes a four-second audio recording of herself twice repeating the phrase, in Italian, “I am Giorgia Meloni”. asserted

I → date → Italian

Io Sono Giorgia (I Am Giorgia) was the title of her 2021 autobiography that echoed a famous declaration Meloni made at a political rally in 2019 and which was even turned into a disco track. asserted

which → echo → track

Meloni → manipulate → it

She has said that while she is able to defend herself, many others are not. asserted

others → say → herself

Italian media have reported that even if approved, the application would not by itself prevent the use of her voice in AI-generated deepfakes, though it could create additional legal obstacles for those seeking to replicate it. uncertain

it → report → it

In 2024, Meloni launched a civil action against a man from Sardinia accused of creating and posting online deepfake pornographic images using her face. asserted

Meloni → launch → face

The case remains pending before an Italian court. asserted

case → remain → court