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Tennessee has become the first state to pass legislation specifically designed to protect the voices of musicians and public figures from unauthorized use by artificial intelligence. Signed into law by Governor Bill Lee at Nashville’s Robert’s Western World, the Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security (ELVIS) Act updates the state’s 1984 right-of-publicity law to cover AI-generated replicas of a person’s voice. The ELVIS Act was created in response to growing concerns over deepfake audio and synthetic voice tools being used to imitate artists without permission. It garnered broad bipartisan support and backing from organizations such as the Recording Academy, the RIAA, and the Americana Music Association. The legislation enables performers and their estates to pursue legal action against anyone who profits from AI-created imitations of their voice or likeness. Tennessee’s action is viewed as a historic moment in addressing the cultural and legal challenges posed by the creative and ...

Stanford researchers have introduced ChatEHR, an experimental AI assistant that enables clinicians to query electronic health records using natural language. Powered by a version of GPT-3.5-turbo and integrated with Stanford’s Epic EHR system, this tool aims to reduce documentation time and improve clinical decision-making. In a controlled test at Stanford Hospital, physicians rated ChatEHR as helpful in 88 percent of interactions, particularly for retrieving lab results and generating patient summaries. Human oversight and safeguards are in place to monitor hallucinations and ensure data privacy. The design emphasizes safety and trust through on-device processing, clinician review of responses, and strict oversight protocols. ChatEHR is part of a broader NIH-funded initiative to apply AI in healthcare without compromising patient safety or clinician accountability. While promising in reducing clinician burnout and improving efficiency, researchers stress the need for continued evaluat...

In June 2025, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed Senate Bill 741 into law, making it one of the first U.S. states to criminalize the use of artificial intelligence to generate child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The legislation, which takes effect on July 1, 2025, explicitly bans the possession, distribution, and production of AI tools created to generate such material.  Under the law, possession of AI-generated CSAM is classified as a Class E felony, distribution as a Class C felony, and production as a Class B felony. The measure was designed to close a legal loophole that previously made it difficult to prosecute AI-generated child abuse imagery that did not involve real children but posed comparable threats to public safety and victim dignity. The bill was introduced amid growing concern over how generative AI models could be misused to produce hyperrealistic yet synthetic sexual images of minors. Lawmakers in Tennessee have argued that while such images may not depict actual c...

Moderna, a pioneering biotech company, is at the forefront of an AI-driven workplace transformation, leveraging a deep partnership with OpenAI. This collaboration has led to the development of thousands of customized AI models, or GPTs, aimed at automating tasks previously performed by human employees, significantly impacting the company's operational structure. This strategic shift highlights a bold move towards integrating artificial intelligence into the core of pharmaceutical development and corporate functions. The partnership, initiated in 2023 with an internal employee chatbot, expanded significantly in April 2024, granting Moderna employees access to ChatGPT Enterprise. This platform empowers users to create specialized GPTs, like the successful Dose ID GPT, which efficiently evaluates optimal vaccine doses by analyzing vast amounts of data. These AI assistants are now deeply embedded across all business functions, from research and manufacturing to legal and commercial,...