When you upload images, videos, voice recordings, or likeness data to Pika, the company uses this content to operate and train its AI systems, including building AI representations of you.
Users who upload voice samples or likeness data to create an AI Self are providing biometric-adjacent personal data that Pika processes for AI training purposes, which may be subject to Illinois BIPA, Texas CUBI, and Washington My Health MY Data Act protections depending on the user's state of residence.
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Compare across platforms →Your voice recordings, facial likeness, and personal characteristics submitted to Pika can be used to train AI models — this type of biometric data collection carries significant privacy risks and is regulated by specific state laws with private rights of action.
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision implicates Illinois BIPA (740 ILCS 14/1 et seq.) which requires written informed consent before collecting biometric identifiers including voice and facial geometry, with a private right of action; Texas Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act (CUBI, Tex. Bus. & Com. Code §503.001); Washington State's My Health MY Data Act for health-adjacent biometric data; CCPA/CPRA (Cal. Civ. Code §1798.100) for California residents' rights over sensitive personal information including biometric data; GDPR Art. 9 for EU/EEA residents as voice and facial likeness may constitute special category biometric data; and FTC Act Section 5 for unfair data practices. The Illinois AG and private plaintiffs under BIPA are primary enforcement actors.
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