Posted Jun 23, 2026 at 4:00 PM UTCEThe VergeThe Cate Blanchett-led ‘Human Consent Registry’ launches today.RSL Media — the nonprofit founded by Blanchett — is opening up access to a new registry that will allow people to set terms for how AI systems use their likenesses.Through the registry, people can permit, prohibit, or require payment for AI systems to use their name, image, voice, and other attributes. It will soon let people signal how AI can use their creative works, characters, and marks, as well.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Emma Roth
The Cate Blanchett-led ‘Human Consent Registry’ launches today.
RSL Media — the nonprofit founded by Blanchett — is opening up access to a new registry that will allow people to set terms for how AI systems use their likenesses. Through the registry, people can permit, prohibit, or require payment for AI systems to use their name, image, voice, and other attributes. It will soon let people signal how AI can use their creative works, characters, and marks, as well. [Link: George Clooney, Tom Hanks, and Meryl Streep back new ‘Human Consent Standard’ for AI licensing | https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/928534/rsl-media-human-consent-standard | The Verge]











