AI likeness licensing, explained.
How real people license their face and voice for AI-generated content: the deals, the money, and the consent rules behind them.
AI likeness licensing platforms compared: 25 providers checked for 2026
We checked 25 AI likeness platforms on their own websites: identity checks, consent, talent share, AI training and markets. Where each one fits, and where we do.
Is it safe to license your face for AI?
Licensing your likeness can be safe when you see every brief, consent per project, and know exactly where your face will appear. Here is what to check.
Can you license your likeness from any country?
Where HyperKnown pays talent today, what you can do from other countries, and why companies want people from everywhere.
What is a likeness licence?
A plain-English guide to licensing your face for AI advertising: what you grant, what you keep, and how long it lasts.
Do you need followers to get cast in AI ads?
Companies cast AI advertising on look, style and fit. Followers and modelling experience are not required.
What happens to your face data on HyperKnown?
What HyperKnown stores, what companies see, what is never shared, and how to delete your profile.
How does AI ad localisation work?
AI lets brands adapt one advert for dozens of markets, including the person on screen. Here is why that requires verified people and per-project consent.
Where to find licensed faces for advertising (and why stock photos don't work)
Stock faces don't come with likeness rights for AI ads. Where companies actually source licensed faces: marketplaces, agencies, and avatar libraries, compared honestly.
What is AI likeness licensing? The complete guide
AI likeness licensing lets a real person rent out rights to their face and voice for AI content. How licenses work, what people earn, and where the law stands in 2026.
How to get paid for your face: licensing your likeness to AI in 2026
Real people earn money licensing their face and voice for AI-generated ads. How talent fees work, how you approve projects, and what to check before signing.
Per-project consent and licence programmes: what people approve
Understand project approval, optional licence programmes, AI Character permissions, talent fees and continuing commitments under HyperKnown’s updated agreement.
SAG-AFTRA's AI rules, explained for companies and people
What SAG-AFTRA's agreements require for digital replicas and synthetic performers: consent, compensation, and the 2026 updates, in plain English.
The AI likeness law map: NO FAKES, ELVIS Act, right of publicity, EU AI Act
The key laws on AI use of a real person's face and voice, mapped by jurisdiction: state digital-replica statutes, the NO FAKES Act, and the EU AI Act's rules.
Real people vs synthetic avatars in AI ads: what converts, and what's legal
AI ads can star a synthetic avatar or a licensed real person. How the two differ on performance, platform rules, rights, and cost, plus a framework for choosing.
What is C2PA? Content credentials and provenance for AI-made ads
C2PA content credentials attach verifiable records to media showing how it was made. How the standard works, who uses it, and why provenance matters for AI ads.
Is it safe to sell your face to AI? A due-diligence checklist
Licensing your likeness to AI can be safe or reckless depending on structure. The real risks, the checklist to run before joining any platform, and what to ask.
How companies get consent for AI-generated people: the compliant workflow
A step-by-step consent workflow for using real people's likenesses in AI-generated ads: what to document, which rules apply, and why stock avatar terms don't cover you.
AI extras: background acting in the age of digital replicas
What AI extras are, how much background actors get paid, what SAG-AFTRA's digital replica rules require, and how licensing your likeness for AI work compares.