Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has applied to trademark her voice with the European Union intellectual property office in a bid to bolster protections against AI-generated deepfakes Italian prime minister first major politician to seek protection against misuse of her voice Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has applied to trademark her voice with the European Union intellectual property office in a bid to bolster protections against AI-generated deepfakesS1

• Italian prime minister first major politician to seek protection against misuse of her voiceS2