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ActID, New Claw Buy Human Likenesses Under Vague AI Terms

Source: Rest of World
Time: 7:32 AM
Weight: 94/100High importance
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What happened?

A new marketplace for facial likenesses is emerging in China as artificial intelligence platforms such as ActID and New Claw allow individuals to rent out their faces for use in AI-generated content.

Why it matters

These platforms offer catalogs where producers of microdramas and advertisements can browse and license faces based on age, gender, and specific aesthetic categories.

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Prices for these rights typically range from $15 to $700, providing a new revenue stream for professional extras, influencers, and ordinary citizens as AI continues to disrupt traditional acting and modeling roles.

While these companies position themselves as a solution to intellectual property disputes and unauthorized face-swapping, the industry faces significant legal and ethical concerns.

Legal experts warn that the licensing terms are often vague, leaving users with little control over how their biometric data is used once it enters the marketplace.

Despite some landmark court rulings in China aimed at protecting portrait rights, critics argue that these platforms cannot fully prevent the potential for degrading portrayals or the unauthorized use of facial data for future AI training.

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