FKA twigs reveals she developed her own deepfake as she delivers passionate letter on AI to US senate

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The letter came as the Cellophane artist, 36, prepared to testify before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property on Tuesday, alongside Warner Music Group CEO Robert Kyncl, in Washington, DC. In it, she advocates for AI as a creative and commercial tool, provided that artists consent and are able to retain control over their representations: “My art is the canvas on which I paint my identity and the sustaining foundation of my livelihood,” twigs, real name Tahliah Barnett, wrote. We must enact regulation now to safeguard our authenticity and protect against misappropriation of our inalienable rights.” Twigs revealed that her deepfake has been in development for around a year and is “not only trained in personality” but can also use her “exact tone of voice to speak many languages.” open image in gallery FKA twigs arrives for congressional testimony at the NO FAKES Act, at Dirksen Senate Office Building on 30 April 2024, Washington DC She explained that she would engage her AI twigs later this year to “extend my reach and handle my online social media interactions, while I continue to focus on my art from the comfort and solace of my studio”. Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up “History has shown us time again that in moments of great technological advancement, those in the arts have always been the first to have their work exploited and, in many instances, fraudulently commoditised.” open image in gallery Warner Music Group CEO Robert Kyncl and singer/actor FKA twigs attend congressional testimony for the NO FAKES Act in Washington, DC Twigs said she was testifying on behalf of “all creators whose careers depend on their ability to create, safe in the knowledge that they can maintain tight control over their own art, image, voice and identity”.