Taylor Swift Just Trademarked Her VOICE to Stop A.I. Clones

Taylor Swift is not letting artificial intelligence have a field day with her face and voice. According to docs obtained by TMZ, the pop superstar has quietly filed trademarks to protect her likeness and vocal cords from digital deepfakes and A.I. knockoffs. Basically? She’s building a legal fortress around herself.

The filings are Taylor’s way of saying: nice try, robots. Any company trying to create a deepfake Taylor or use her voice without permission is about to get hit with a cease-and-desist faster than you can say “Anti-Hero.” She’s covering all her bases — her image, her voice, her entire brand.

This move comes as A.I. companies have been absolutely wild with celebrity likenesses lately. We’re talking fake voice covers, deepfake videos, the whole nine yards. Taylor’s apparently decided the best defense is a legal one. Can’t blame her for wanting to keep her $740 million net worth and iconic brand safe from digital clones.

No word yet on whether other celebs are following Taylor’s lead, but honestly? They should probably start Googling their lawyers right now.

Based on reporting from TMZ.