AI likeness licensing
Scoped permission to use a real person’s face or voice in AI-generated content.
Plain-language definitions for the permissions, records and proof behind authorized AI use of a real person’s face or voice.
The vocabulary around AI identity is messy because several different questions are often collapsed into one: Is this synthetic? Who is depicted? Did that person agree? What exactly did they agree to? Does the permission still apply? Can anyone outside the transaction verify the answer?
This glossary keeps those questions separate. That distinction matters because a provenance record can describe how a file was made without proving that the person in it licensed the use, while a signed agreement can record permission without proving that a particular output falls inside it.
Scoped permission to use a real person’s face or voice in AI-generated content.
Permission to use a person’s voice model or voice likeness within agreed limits.
A realistic digital depiction or imitation of a real individual.
Evidence that the identified person agreed to the specific use and terms.
Verifiable information about where a media asset came from and what happened to it.
If you are deciding whether content can ship, start with the AI identity licensing checklist. If you need to understand the difference between adjacent mechanisms, use the comparison library.