Madelyn Luther Madelyn Luther

An Analysis of Privacy Rights in the United States in the Age of AI

A preeminent legal issue of the twenty-first century will undoubtedly be the regulation of and the discourse surrounding artificial intelligence. Scholars of various fields predict that AI will permeate countless sectors of the American economy and society. If this technology continues to develop in a relatively unregulated market, Americans’ privacy rights, related to digital privacy, are at risk. Protecting the privacy rights of Americans would include protecting their likeness — including their voice and image — from malicious actors who produce deep fake content and commit identity theft. While companies may be incentivized by profit to continue developing artificial intelligence without significant regulations, legislators and politicians should value the safety of their constituents over the profit of companies and enact stronger federal protection for Americans’ digital privacy. Additionally, stricter federal regulations surrounding artificial intelligence are crucial. That is so because the right to privacy is not explicitly enunciated in the Constitution, and the digitalization of sensitive information has made privacy more complex than ever before.

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