Texas looks to protect artists from artificial intelligence fakes

AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- Josh Abbott is proud of the Texas roots that ring through his red dirt music. His band has risen to statewide stardom since he founded the country group while studying at Texas Tech in 2006. Now, he worries that grit could be grifted by fakes powered by artificial intelligence.

"There's all sorts of ways AI can be used for good in all industries, but there's also ways it can take advantage of people," Abbott told Nexstar after testifying on the issue in front of the...