The Aporia · Italy’s Meloni follows pop stars in seeking to trademark her voice to combat AI deepfakes

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has applied to trademark her voice with the European Union’s Intellectual Property Office to protect against AI-generated deepfakes. The application includes a short audio clip of Meloni saying “Io sono Giorgia Meloni” in Italian, aimed at distinguishing her authentic voice from synthetic imitations created by artificial intelligence technology.

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Story summary

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has applied to trademark her voice with the European Union’s Intellectual Property Office to protect herself against AI-generated deepfakes. The application includes a four-second audio clip of Meloni saying “Io sono Giorgia Meloni” (I am Giorgia Meloni) in Italian, as per the EU office's records from Monday. This move follows similar actions taken by pop stars seeking legal protections against unauthorized use of their voices due to advances in AI technology.

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Intellectual Property Office Italian ROME the European Union’s

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Giorgia Meloni PERSON · 3× Intellectual Property Office ORG · 1× Italian NORP · 1× Meloni PERSON · 1× ROME GPE · 1× the European Union’s ORG · 1×

Narrative

ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has applied to trademark her voice with the European Union’s Intellectual Property Office, seeking to protect herself against AI-generated deepfakes.

framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-05

2026-10-05 · Toronto Star

Italy’s Meloni follows pop stars in seeking to trademark her voice to combat AI deepfakes · mixed framing

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ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has applied to trademark her voice with the European Union’s Intellectual Property Office, seeking to protect herself against AI-generated deepfakes. asserted

Meloni → apply → deepfakes

The application filed with the EU agency includes a four-second audio recording of Meloni repeating the phrase, in Italian, “Io sono Giorgia Meloni” (“I am Giorgia Meloni”), according to the EU office’s records on Monday. uncertain

I → file → Monday